Finite birth-and-death models in randomly changing environments

D. P. Gaver, P. A. Jacobs, G. Latouche
1984 Advances in Applied Probability  
An efficient computational approach to the analysis of finite birth-and-death models in a Markovian environment is given. The emphasis is upon obtaining numerical methods for evaluating stationary distributions and moments of first-passage times.
doi:10.1017/s0001867800022916 fatcat:rytbl7gwdrdlvnx5mbn3go6y5q