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Maximum Kolmogorov-Sinai Entropy Versus Minimum Mixing Time in Markov Chains

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We establish a link between the maximization of Kolmogorov Sinai entropy (KSE) and the minimization of the mixing time for general Markov chains. Since the maximisation of KSE is analytical and easier to compute in general than mixing time, this link provides a new faster method to approximate the minimum mixing time dynamics. It could be interesting in computer sciences and statistical physics, for computations that use random walks on graphs that can be represented as Markov chains.

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Martin Mihelich thanks IDEEX Paris-Saclay for financial support. Quentin Kral was supported by the French National Research Agency (ANR) through contract ANR-2010 BLAN-0505-01 (EXOZODI).

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Mihelich, M., Dubrulle, B., Paillard, D. et al. Maximum Kolmogorov-Sinai Entropy Versus Minimum Mixing Time in Markov Chains. J Stat Phys 170, 62–68 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-017-1874-z

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