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| Title |
Finite Markov chains and algorithmic applications / Olle Haggstrom. |
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| Imprint |
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. |
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| Description |
ix, 114 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
London Mathematical Society student texts ; 52
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-112) and index. |
| Contents |
Basics of probability theory -- Markov chains -- Computer simulation of Markov chains -- Irreducible and aperiodic Markov chains -- Stationary distributions -- Reversible Markov chains -- Markov chain Monte Carlo -- Fast convergence of MCMC algorithms -- Approximate counting -- Propp-Wilson algorithm -- Sandwiching -- Propp-Wilson with read-once randomness -- Simulated annealing -- Further reading. |
| Subject |
Markov processes.
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Algorithms.
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| ISBN |
0521890012 (pbk.) |
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0521813573 |
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