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Continuity for Limit Profiles of Reversible Markov Chains

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We prove that the limit profile of a sequence of reversible Markov chains exhibiting total variation cutoff is a continuous function, under a computable condition involving the spectrum of the transition matrix and the cutoff window.

Source: Markov Processes And Related Fields

DOI: 10.61102/1024-2953-mprf.2026.32.3.003

Author: E. Nestoridi

Institution: Stony Brook University

Language: English

Topic: Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods

Subfield: Statistics and Probability

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4415098706

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