Subgeometric rates of convergence of f-ergodic strong Markov processes

Stochastic Processes and their Applications

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 897-923

  Douc, Randal ^a   Fort, Gersende ^b   Guillin, Arnaud ^c  

^a CENTRE DE MATHÉMATIQUES APPLIQUÉES   (France)

^b INSTITUT TELECOM   (France)

^c Ecole Centrale Marseille   (France)

Author keywords

Foster's criterion; Hypoelliptic diffusions; Langevin diffusions; Moderate deviations; Regularity; Resolvent; Storage models; Subgeometric ergodicity

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION; HAMILTONIANS; MARKOV PROCESSES;

FOSTER'S CRITERION; HYPOELLIPTIC DIFFUSIONS; LANGEVIN DIFFUSIONS; MODERATE DEVIATIONS; REGULARITY; RESOLVENT; STORAGE MODELS; SUBGEOMETRIC ERGODICITY;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 60549107509     PISSN: 03044149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spa.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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