$Γ$-expansion of the measure-current large deviations rate functional of non-reversible finite-state Markov chains

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author Kim, Seonwoo
Landim, Claudio
author_facet Kim, Seonwoo
Landim, Claudio
contents Consider a sequence of continuous-time Markov chains $(X^{(n)}_t:t\ge 0)$ evolving on a fixed finite state space $V$. Let $I_n$ be the measure-current large deviations rate functional for $X^{(n)}_t$, as $t\to\infty$. Under a hypothesis on the jump rates, we prove that $I_n$ can be written as $I_n = \mathbf I^{(0)} \,+\, \sum_{1\le p\le \mathfrak q} (1/θ^{(p)}_n) \, \mathbf I^{(p)}$ for some rate functionals $\mathbf I^{(p)}$. The weights $θ^{(p)}_n$ correspond to the time-scales at which the sequence of Markov chains $X^{(n)}_t$ evolves among the metastable wells, and the rate functionals $\mathbf I^{(p)}$ characterise the asymptotic Markovian dynamics among these wells. This expansion provides therefore an alternative description of the metastable behavior of a sequence of Markovian dynamics. Together with the results in \cite{bgl-24,l-gamma}, this work finishes the project of characterising the hierarchical metastable behavior of finite-state Markov chains by means of the $Γ$-expansion of large deviations rate functionals. In addition, we present optimal conditions under which the measure (Donsker-Varadhan) or the measure-current large deviations rate functional determines the original dynamics, and calculate the first and second derivatives of the measure large deviations rate functional, thereby generalising the results for i.i.d. random variables.
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spellingShingle $Γ$-expansion of the measure-current large deviations rate functional of non-reversible finite-state Markov chains
Kim, Seonwoo
Landim, Claudio
Probability
60F10, 60J27, 60J45
Consider a sequence of continuous-time Markov chains $(X^{(n)}_t:t\ge 0)$ evolving on a fixed finite state space $V$. Let $I_n$ be the measure-current large deviations rate functional for $X^{(n)}_t$, as $t\to\infty$. Under a hypothesis on the jump rates, we prove that $I_n$ can be written as $I_n = \mathbf I^{(0)} \,+\, \sum_{1\le p\le \mathfrak q} (1/θ^{(p)}_n) \, \mathbf I^{(p)}$ for some rate functionals $\mathbf I^{(p)}$. The weights $θ^{(p)}_n$ correspond to the time-scales at which the sequence of Markov chains $X^{(n)}_t$ evolves among the metastable wells, and the rate functionals $\mathbf I^{(p)}$ characterise the asymptotic Markovian dynamics among these wells. This expansion provides therefore an alternative description of the metastable behavior of a sequence of Markovian dynamics. Together with the results in \cite{bgl-24,l-gamma}, this work finishes the project of characterising the hierarchical metastable behavior of finite-state Markov chains by means of the $Γ$-expansion of large deviations rate functionals. In addition, we present optimal conditions under which the measure (Donsker-Varadhan) or the measure-current large deviations rate functional determines the original dynamics, and calculate the first and second derivatives of the measure large deviations rate functional, thereby generalising the results for i.i.d. random variables.
title $Γ$-expansion of the measure-current large deviations rate functional of non-reversible finite-state Markov chains
topic Probability
60F10, 60J27, 60J45
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13515