On states , take an interior step of or with probability each and hold with probability . At an endpoint take the inward step with probability and hold with probability . For and , the chain is irreducible and its stationary distribution has endpoint weights and interior weights .
Detailed balance proves this: the doubled inward endpoint transition requires its stationary mass to be half that of an adjacent interior point, and all interior points have equal mass. The total unnormalized weight is . For there are just two equal endpoint masses.
When , positive self-loops make the chain aperiodic, so its transition probabilities converge to this law. At every move changes parity and two-step returns are possible, giving period two and no such convergence from a fixed starting state. At every state is absorbing and uniqueness of the stationary law is lost.
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