Pairwise and uniformly hidden markov fields

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Abstract

In Hidden Markov Fields (HMF) models there are two random fields: the hidden Markov field X and the observed field Y. In Pairwise Markov Fields (PMF) models one directly assumes the Markovianity of the couple (X, Y). PMF are more general than HMF; in fact, in PMF X is not necessarily Markovian. The aim of the paper is to provide some necessary and sufficient conditions under which PMF are HMF. We introduce the notion of "uniformly" HMF (UHMF) and we provide a general condition under which a PMF is an UHMF. Some interest of the presented results in the frame of Triplet Markov Fields (TMF) models, in which a third auxiliary random field is added and one considers the Markovianity of (X, U, Y), is also briefly discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational Methods in Science and Engineering - Advances in Computational Science, Lectures Presented at the Int. Conference on Computational Methods in Science and Engineering 2008, ICCMSE 2008
Pages193-196
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2009
Event6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2008, ICCMSE 2008 - Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
Duration: 25 Sept 200830 Sept 2008

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1148 2
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2008, ICCMSE 2008
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityHersonissos, Crete
Period25/09/0830/09/08

Keywords

  • Pairwise Markov Fields
  • Triplet Markov fields
  • Uniformly Hidden Markov Fields

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