Table 1.

Instantaneous Rates $q_{\mathit{ij},k\ell }$ for All State Transitions (ij) to $(k\ell )$.

Initial State (ij)	New State $(k\ell )$	Rate $q_{\mathit{ij},k\ell }$
(ii)	(ii)	$-1-M_i$
(ij), $i\ne j$	(ij)	$-\frac{M_i}{2}-\frac{M_j}{2}$
(ii)	(ki), $i\ne k$	Mik
(ii)	$(i\ell ),\hspace{0.17em}i\ne \ell$	$M_{i\ell }$
(ij), $i\ne j$	$(i\ell ),\hspace{0.17em}j\ne \ell$	$M_{j\ell }/2$
(ij), $i\ne j$	(ki), $i\ne k$	$M_{\mathit{jk}}/2$
(ij), $i\ne j$	(kj), $i\ne k$	$M_{\mathit{ik}}/2$
(ij), $i\ne j$	$(j\ell ),\hspace{0.17em}i\ne \ell$	$M_{i\ell }/2$
(ii)	(00)	1
(ij), $i\ne j$	$(k\ell ),\hspace{0.17em}i\ne k,\hspace{0.17em}i\ne \ell ,\hspace{0.17em}j\ne k,\hspace{0.17em}j\ne \ell$	0