Abstract :
A necessary and sufficient condition for a minimal- state stochastic sequential machine to be unique (up to renumbering the states) is described. Furthermore, a geometric characterization of the class of state-equivalent machines is given.
Keywords :
Convex sets, minimal-state form, reduced form, stochastic sequential machines, uniqueness.; Aircraft; Cities and towns; Principal component analysis; Research and development; Stochastic processes; Sufficient conditions; Terminology; Vectors; Convex sets, minimal-state form, reduced form, stochastic sequential machines, uniqueness.;
