Markov chains with exponentially small transition probabilities: First exit problem from a general domain. I. The reversible case

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 1995, Pages 613-647

  Olivieri, E ^a   Scoppola, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

first exit problem; large deviations; Markov chains; reversibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342762769     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: 15729613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02184873     Document Type: Article

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