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October, 1976 Partial Coupling and Loss of Memory for Markov Chains
David Griffeath
Ann. Probab. 4(5): 850-858 (October, 1976). DOI: 10.1214/aop/1176995989

Abstract

Coupling methods are used to obtain a structure theorem for the atomic decomposition of the tail $\sigma$-algebra of an arbitrary nonhomogeneous Markov chain. Various related results are also derived by coupling.

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David Griffeath. "Partial Coupling and Loss of Memory for Markov Chains." Ann. Probab. 4 (5) 850 - 858, October, 1976. https://doi.org/10.1214/aop/1176995989

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Published: October, 1976
First available in Project Euclid: 19 April 2007

zbMATH: 0347.60048
MathSciNet: MR418243
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aop/1176995989

Subjects:
Primary: 60J05

Keywords: 0-1 law , coupling , Mixing , nonhomogeneous Markov chains , tail $\sigma$-algebra , weak ergodicity

Rights: Copyright © 1976 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.4 • No. 5 • October, 1976
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