Event Series
Event Type
Seminar
Friday, April 28, 2023 3:00 PM
Alexandra Stavrianidi

Abstract:

In this talk, I will introduce the topic of Markov chain mixing and showcase how coupling methods can be useful in bounding the total variation distance to stationarity. I will cover most of Chapters 4 and 5 from the book 'Markov Chains and Mixing Times' by David A. Levin and Yuval Peres.