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Markov analysis can be applied when transitional rates between system states are constant (that is, independent of time). It is usual to draw a Markov (state) diagram which shows the various states which a system may enter as a result of failure or restoration of the units comprising the system together with the failure (or restoration) rates associated with the transitions.
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© 1991 M. Beasley
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Beasley, M. (1991). Elements of Markov Analysis. In: Reliability for Engineers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21369-6_11
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