On the Gittins index for multiarmed bandits (Q1203758)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 120366
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On the Gittins index for multiarmed bandits
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 120366

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    On the Gittins index for multiarmed bandits (English)
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    22 February 1993
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    The authors reprove the optimality of the Gittins index policy for the multiarmed bandit problem in a simple, intuitive way. Previous research is reviewed in the light of this new proof and it is shown that the optimal value function is a submodular set function of the available projects.
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    sequential methods
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    Gittins index policy
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    multiarmed bandit problem
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