Topic: Kolmogorov Equations and Transient Behavior

Uniformization for Sparse Generators

Uniformization as a Poisson Mixture

Two-State Switching Chains with Unequal Rates

Transition Semigroups for Finite-State Chains

Transient Survival in an Absorbing Two-State Chain

The Matrix Exponential Solution and Its Uniqueness

The Generator and the Small-Time Expansion

Symmetric Three-State Chains by Eigenvectors

Sequential Transitions in a Three-State Chain

Sensitivity of Transient Probabilities to Rate Changes