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Quantitative convergence rates for sub-geometric Markov chains

Probability 2014-03-18 v2

Abstract

We provide explicit expressions for the constants involved in the characterisation of ergodicity of sub-geometric Markov chains. The constants are determined in terms of those appearing in the assumed drift and one-step minorisation conditions. The result is fundamental for the study of some algorithms where uniform bounds for these constants are needed for a family of Markov kernels. Our result accommodates also some classes of inhomogeneous chains.

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@article{arxiv.1309.0622,
  title  = {Quantitative convergence rates for sub-geometric Markov chains},
  author = {Christophe Andrieu and Gersende Fort and Matti Vihola},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.0622},
  year   = {2014}
}

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14 pages

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