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. 2013 Jan 28;8(1):e55017. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055017

Figure 2. Toy Markov chain.

Figure 2

From the state Inline graphic there is a potential flux of probability at rate Inline graphic toward the state Inline graphic, hence we expect that, after a proper amount of time, a fraction of the probability Inline graphic will be drained from Inline graphic to Inline graphic. The same holds for the situation linking Inline graphic to Inline graphic. After an infinite time the probability of having the patient in the state Inline graphic is one, while it is zero for the states Inline graphic.