Postdoc Seminar

Event Information Title: The Perron-Frobenius theorem and Markov chains with holes
Starts: 11:00 on Friday June 02, 2017
Ends: 12:00 on Friday June 02, 2017
Location: HU1018, 215 Huron St.
Speaker: Tobias Hurth
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Institution: University of Toronto
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Abstract:

Inspired by Aaron Fenyes' talk from April 7, we present another application of the Perron-Frobenius theorem. Given an irreducible Markov chain with hole on a finite state space, we examine which choice of the hole maximizes longevity of the chain. This question was studied by Yuri Bakhtin and Leonid Bunimovich.

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The Postdocs Seminar is a series of informal talks by Postdoctoral fellows. The aim is to learn some basics about each others research areas and to get into contact.