Date and Time: Friday 7 August, 2020, 11am EDT
Discussion Leader: Erik Thiede, Flatiron Institute.
Topic: Erik’s going to start with some background to lead up to couplings. He’ll be covering chapter 4 and maybe chapter 5 of Levin, Peres, and Wilmer. Markov Chains and Mixing Times: https://pages.uoregon.edu/dlevin/MARKOV/markovmixing.pdf
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