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A martingale proof of Dobrushin's theorem for non-homogeneous Markov chains

Probability 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In 1956, Dobrushin proved a definitive central limit theorem for non-homogeneous Markov chains. In this note, a shorter and different proof elucidating more the assumptions is given through martingale approximation.

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@article{arxiv.math/0404231,
  title  = {A martingale proof of Dobrushin's theorem for non-homogeneous Markov chains},
  author = {Sunder Sethuraman and S. R. S. Varadhan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0404231},
  year   = {2007}
}

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15 pages