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Global balance equations

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A system of steady-state equations for a Markov chain (typically a queueing problem) obtained by balancing the mean flow rates or probability flux in and out of each individual state, symbolically written as πQv = 0. Networks of queues; Queueing theory.

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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Global balance equations . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_387

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