pith. sign in

arxiv: math/9701223 · v1 · pith:OTTJASEBnew · submitted 1997-01-23 · 🧮 math.PR

Markov chains in a field of traps

classification 🧮 math.PR
keywords probabilitystatemarkovtrappedtrapsalmostannealedchain
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

A general criterion is given for when a Markov chain trapped with probability p(x) in state x will be almost surely trapped. The quenched (state x is a trap forever with probability p(x)) and annealed (state x traps with probability p(x) on each visit) problems are shown to be equivalent.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.