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Technical Note—Threshold Probabilities when Searching for a Moving Target

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  • Paul J. Schweitzer

    (Institute for Defense Analyses, Arlington, Virginia)

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Pollock has examined a model of search for a target whose transitions between two regions are described by a two-state stationary Markov chain. The minimum-search policy is characterized by a threshold probability π* that determines which region to search next. This note presents a simple recursive procedure for calculating π*.

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  • Paul J. Schweitzer, 1971. "Technical Note—Threshold Probabilities when Searching for a Moving Target," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 19(3), pages 707-709, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:19:y:1971:i:3:p:707-709
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.19.3.707
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    1. Duvocelle, Benoit & Flesch, János & Staudigl, Mathias & Vermeulen, Dries, 2022. "A competitive search game with a moving target," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 303(2), pages 945-957.

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