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Loop-free Markov chains as determinantal point processes

Probability 2008-04-14 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We show that any loop-free Markov chain on a discrete space can be viewed as a determinantal point process. As an application, we prove central limit theorems for the number of particles in a window for renewal processes and Markov renewal processes with Bernoulli noise.

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@article{arxiv.math/0605168,
  title  = {Loop-free Markov chains as determinantal point processes},
  author = {Alexei Borodin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0605168},
  year   = {2008}
}

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Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/07-AIHP115 the Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincar\'e - Probabilit\'es et Statistiques (http://www.imstat.org/aihp/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)