Journal of the ACM · 1985 · 46 citations · 12 references
ComputingComputer ScienceComputer SystemsAlgorithmsAggregation OperatorsMarkov ChainsMarkov ProcessesState AggregationAggregation Error AnalysisApproximate State AggregationEquilibriumFinite-state Markov ChainsMarkov Chain AggregationModel-based AggregationState Transition MatrixTransition Probability Matrix
An aggregative technique to obtain an improved approximation of the equilibrium vector of a Markov chain with a nearly completely decomposable transition matrix is presented. The technique is demonstrated on a model of a multiprogrammed computer system.
12
The Algebraic Eigenvalue Problem
E. I., J. H. Wilkinson · Mathematics of Computation · 1966 · 5.2K citations
Hybrid simulation models of computer systems
Herbert D. Schwetman · Communications of the ACM · 1978 · 91 citations · Full text