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Main Authors: Francis, Peter E., Nestoridi, Evita
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.19084
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  • This paper studies limit profiles for the separation distance. A limit profile records the limiting shape of the distance to stationarity inside the cutoff window, at times of the form $t_n+cw_n$. We start with two famous card shuffles, a general setup for inverse riffle shuffles and random transpositions, and we determine their separation distance limit profiles. We then develop a spectral comparison technique and study continuity properties in the style of [Nes24; Nes25], adapted to separation distance. The comparison method is illustrated through random transpositions, as well as random walks on product groups and the hypercube.