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The Markov chain tree theorem and the state reduction algorithm in commutative semirings

Combinatorics 2022-07-11 v1

Abstract

We extend the Markov chain tree theorem to general commutative semirings, and we generalize the state reduction algorithm to commutative semifields. This leads to a new universal algorithm, whose prototype is the state reduction algorithm which computes the Markov chain tree vector of a stochastic matrix.

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@article{arxiv.1312.7094,
  title  = {The Markov chain tree theorem and the state reduction algorithm in commutative semirings},
  author = {Buket Benek Gursoy and Steve Kirkland and Oliver Mason and Sergei Sergeev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.7094},
  year   = {2022}
}

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13 pages

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