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Spectrum of lazy random walk on the hypercube (λk​=1−k/n)

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For random walk on {−1,1}n that chooses a coordinate uniformly and flips it with probability 1/2, the Walsh characters fJ​(x)=∏j∈J​xj​ form an orthonormal eigenbasis under the uniform distribution on a finite set. Flipping a coordinate in J negates fJ​, so PfJ​=(1−∣J∣/n)fJ​. Hence 1−k/n has multiplicity (kn​), and the ordinary and absolute spectral gaps both equal 1/n.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2017 / iii / Paper 215 / 3 / d / Solution

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