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Potential analysis for positive recurrent Markov chains with asymptotically zero drift: power-type asymptotics

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Potential analysis for positive recurrent Markov chains with asymptotically zero drift: power-type asymptotics. / Denisov, Denis; Korshunov, Dmitry; Wachtel, Vitali.
In: Stochastic Processes and their Applications, Vol. 123, No. 8, 08.2013, p. 3027-3051.

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Denisov, D, Korshunov, D & Wachtel, V 2013, 'Potential analysis for positive recurrent Markov chains with asymptotically zero drift: power-type asymptotics', Stochastic Processes and their Applications, vol. 123, no. 8, pp. 3027-3051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spa.2013.04.011

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Denisov, D., Korshunov, D., & Wachtel, V. (2013). Potential analysis for positive recurrent Markov chains with asymptotically zero drift: power-type asymptotics. Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 123(8), 3027-3051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spa.2013.04.011

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Denisov D, Korshunov D, Wachtel V. Potential analysis for positive recurrent Markov chains with asymptotically zero drift: power-type asymptotics. Stochastic Processes and their Applications. 2013 Aug;123(8):3027-3051. Epub 2013 Apr 17. doi: 10.1016/j.spa.2013.04.011

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Denisov, Denis ; Korshunov, Dmitry ; Wachtel, Vitali. / Potential analysis for positive recurrent Markov chains with asymptotically zero drift : power-type asymptotics. In: Stochastic Processes and their Applications. 2013 ; Vol. 123, No. 8. pp. 3027-3051.

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