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In the present we introduce and define for the first time the concept of a perturbed non-homogeneous semi-Markov system (P-NHSMS). We study the problem of the expected population structure as a function of the basic parameters of the system.
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Vassiliou, P.C.G., Tsakiridou, H. (1999). The Perturbed Non-Homogeneous Semi-Markov System. In: Janssen, J., Limnios, N. (eds) Semi-Markov Models and Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3288-6_16
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