{
  "id": "math/9701223",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "1997-01-23T00:00:00.000Z",
  "updated": "1997-01-23T00:00:00.000Z",
  "title": "Markov chains in a field of traps",
  "authors": [
    "Robin Pemantle",
    "Stanislav Volkov"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "math.PR"
  ],
  "abstract": "A general criterion is given for when a Markov chain trapped with probability p(x) in state x will be almost surely trapped. The quenched (state x is a trap forever with probability p(x)) and annealed (state x traps with probability p(x) on each visit) problems are shown to be equivalent.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "1997-01-23T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "probability",
      "general criterion",
      "trap forever",
      "markov chain"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "1997math......1223P"
    }
  }
}