Markov chains, CAT(0) cube complexes, and enumeration: monotone paths in a strip mix slowly

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Autori principali: Ardila-Mantilla, Federico, Banerjee, Naya, Weir, Coleson
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Ardila-Mantilla, Federico
Banerjee, Naya
Weir, Coleson
author_facet Ardila-Mantilla, Federico
Banerjee, Naya
Weir, Coleson
contents We prove that two natural Markov chains on the set of monotone paths in a strip mix slowly. To do so, we make novel use of the theory of non-positively curved (CAT(0)) cubical complexes to detect small bottlenecks in many graphs of combinatorial interest. Along the way, we give a formula for the number c_m(n) of monotone paths of length n in a strip of height m. In particular we compute the exponential growth constant of c_m(n) for arbitrary m, generalizing results of Williams for m=2, 3.
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spellingShingle Markov chains, CAT(0) cube complexes, and enumeration: monotone paths in a strip mix slowly
Ardila-Mantilla, Federico
Banerjee, Naya
Weir, Coleson
Combinatorics
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We prove that two natural Markov chains on the set of monotone paths in a strip mix slowly. To do so, we make novel use of the theory of non-positively curved (CAT(0)) cubical complexes to detect small bottlenecks in many graphs of combinatorial interest. Along the way, we give a formula for the number c_m(n) of monotone paths of length n in a strip of height m. In particular we compute the exponential growth constant of c_m(n) for arbitrary m, generalizing results of Williams for m=2, 3.
title Markov chains, CAT(0) cube complexes, and enumeration: monotone paths in a strip mix slowly
topic Combinatorics
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url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.09133