Solving MDP functional equations by lexicographic optimization
RAIRO - Operations Research - Recherche Opérationnelle, Tome 16 (1982) no. 2, pp. 91-98. 
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Schweitzer, Paul J. Solving MDP functional equations by lexicographic optimization. RAIRO - Operations Research - Recherche Opérationnelle, Tome 16 (1982) no. 2, pp. 91-98. http://archive.numdam.org/item/RO_1982__16_2_91_0/

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