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Why periodic chains never settle

Limit Theorems and Markov ChainsProbability, Statistics & Linear Programming

A cycle with stationary distribution (⅓,⅓,⅓) that never converges to it — until one slider makes it aperiodic.

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A cycle with stationary distribution (⅓,⅓,⅓) that never converges to it — until one slider makes it aperiodic.

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