 Stationary-reset perturbation of a Markov chain (source code)

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= Stationary-reset perturbation of a Markov chain

For $\widetilde P=(1-a)P+a\Pi$, where every row of $\Pi$ equals the stationary distribution $\pi$,
$$
\widetilde P^t-\Pi=(1-a)^t(P^t-\Pi).
$$
The perturbation superposes gradual exponential mixing on the original profile and can destroy pre-cutoff.

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