Rapid Mixing of Glauber Dynamics up to Uniqueness via Contraction

Rapid Mixing of Glauber Dynamics up to Uniqueness via Contraction

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Influences on SAW Tree (Cont.)

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Influences on SAW Tree (Cont.)

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Rapid Mixing of Glauber Dynamics up to Uniqueness via Contraction

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  1. 1 Intro
  2. 2 Hardcore Model = Weighted Independent Sets
  3. 3 Sampling from Hardcore Model
  4. 4 Uniqueness Threshold
  5. 5 Glauber Dynamics A classic, simple Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method In each step: 1. Pick a vertex v uniformly at random 2. Update a conditioned on all other vertices
  6. 6 Known Results (Ferromagnetic)
  7. 7 Known Results (Antiferromagnetic)
  8. 8 Spin Systems The hardcore model and Ising model belong to the family of 2-spin systems
  9. 9 Spin Systems (Cont.)
  10. 10 Up-to-A Uniqueness
  11. 11 Proof Approach
  12. 12 Self-Avoiding Walk Tree
  13. 13 Example
  14. 14 Influences on SAW Tree (Cont.)
  15. 15 Conclusion

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