Question: 49. Let Y denote an exponential random variable with rate that is independent of the continuous-time Markov chain and let (a) Show that where
49. Let Y denote an exponential random variable with rate λ that is independent of the continuous-time Markov chain and let
(a) Show that where is 1 when and 0 when .
(b) Show that the solution of the preceding set of equations is given by where is the matrix of elements , I is the identity matrix, and R the matrix specified in Section 6.9.
(c) Suppose now that Image are independent exponentials with rate λ that are independent of . Show that is equal to the element in row i, column j of the matrix .
(d) Explain the relationship of the preceding to Approximation 2 of Section 6.9.
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