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February, 1993 Approximate Counting via Markov Chains
David Aldous
Statist. Sci. 8(1): 16-19 (February, 1993). DOI: 10.1214/ss/1177011078

Abstract

For large finite sets where there is no explicit formula for the size, one can often devise a randomized algorithm that approximately counts the size by simulating Markov chains on the set and on recursively defined subsets.

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David Aldous. "Approximate Counting via Markov Chains." Statist. Sci. 8 (1) 16 - 19, February, 1993. https://doi.org/10.1214/ss/1177011078

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Published: February, 1993
First available in Project Euclid: 19 April 2007

zbMATH: 0765.60067
MathSciNet: MR1194438
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/ss/1177011078

Keywords: Approximate counting , Markov times , Mixing times

Rights: Copyright © 1993 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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