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Reward processes with nonlinear reward functions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2016
Abstract
Based on a semi-Markov process J(t), t ≧ 0, a reward process Z(t), t ≧ 0, is introduced where it is assumed that the reward function, p(k, x) is nonlinear; if the reward function is linear, i.e. ρ (k, x) = kx, the reward process Z(t), t ≧ 0, becomes the classical one, which has been considered by many authors. An explicit formula for E(Z(t)) is given in terms of the moments of the sojourn time distribution at t, when the reward function is a polynomial.
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