On contraction properties of Markov kernels

Probability Theory and Related Fields

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 395-420

  Del Moral, P ^a   Ledoux, M ^a   Miclo, L ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Dirichlet form; Dobrushin's ergodic coefficient; Generalized relative entropy; Inhomogeneous Gaussian chains; Lipschitz contraction; Loose of memory property; Markov kernel; Modified logarithmic Sobolev inequality; Orlicz norm; Spectral gap

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043245222     PISSN: 01788051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00440-003-0270-6     Document Type: Article

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