+
+
+
+Let thus be given such kind of map.
+This article focuses on studying its iterations according to
+the equation~(\ref{eq:asyn}) with a given strategy.
+First of all, this can be interpreted as walking into its iteration graph
+where the choice of the edge to follow is decided by the strategy.
+Notice that the iteration graph is always a subgraph of
+${\mathsf{N}}$-cube augmented with all the self-loop, \textit{i.e.}, all the
+edges $(v,v)$ for any $v \in \Bool^{\mathsf{N}}$.
+Next, if we add probabilities on the transition graph, iterations can be
+interpreted as Markov chains.
+
+\begin{xpl}
+Let us consider for instance
+the graph $\Gamma(f)$ defined
+in \textsc{Figure~\ref{fig:iteration:f*}.} and
+the probability function $p$ defined on the set of edges as follows:
+$$
+p(e) \left\{
+\begin{array}{ll}
+= \frac{2}{3} \textrm{ if $e=(v,v)$ with $v \in \Bool^3$,}\\
+= \frac{1}{6} \textrm{ otherwise.}
+\end{array}
+\right.
+$$
+The matrix $P$ of the Markov chain associated to the function $f^*$ and to its probability function $p$ is
+\[
+P=\dfrac{1}{6} \left(
+\begin{array}{llllllll}
+4&1&1&0&0&0&0&0 \\
+1&4&0&0&0&1&0&0 \\
+0&0&4&1&0&0&1&0 \\
+0&1&1&4&0&0&0&0 \\
+1&0&0&0&4&0&1&0 \\
+0&0&0&0&1&4&0&1 \\
+0&0&0&0&1&0&4&1 \\
+0&0&0&1&0&1&0&4
+\end{array}
+\right)
+\]
+\end{xpl}
+
+
+% % Let us first recall the \emph{Total Variation} distance $\tv{\pi-\mu}$,
+% % which is defined for two distributions $\pi$ and $\mu$ on the same set
+% % $\Bool^n$ by:
+% % $$\tv{\pi-\mu}=\max_{A\subset \Bool^n} |\pi(A)-\mu(A)|.$$
+% % It is known that
+% % $$\tv{\pi-\mu}=\frac{1}{2}\sum_{x\in\Bool^n}|\pi(x)-\mu(x)|.$$
+
+% % Let then $M(x,\cdot)$ be the
+% % distribution induced by the $x$-th row of $M$. If the Markov chain
+% % induced by
+% % $M$ has a stationary distribution $\pi$, then we define
+% % $$d(t)=\max_{x\in\Bool^n}\tv{M^t(x,\cdot)-\pi}.$$
+% Intuitively $d(t)$ is the largest deviation between
+% the distribution $\pi$ and $M^t(x,\cdot)$, which
+% is the result of iterating $t$ times the function.
+% Finally, let $\varepsilon$ be a positive number, the \emph{mixing time}
+% with respect to $\varepsilon$ is given by
+% $$t_{\rm mix}(\varepsilon)=\min\{t \mid d(t)\leq \varepsilon\}.$$
+% It defines the smallest iteration number
+% that is sufficient to obtain a deviation lesser than $\varepsilon$.
+% Notice that the upper and lower bounds of mixing times cannot
+% directly be computed with eigenvalues formulae as expressed
+% in~\cite[Chap. 12]{LevinPeresWilmer2006}. The authors of this latter work
+% only consider reversible Markov matrices whereas we do no restrict our
+% matrices to such a form.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
This section considers functions $f: \Bool^n \rightarrow \Bool^n $
issued from an hypercube where an Hamiltonian path has been removed.
A specific random walk in this modified hypercube is first
$\nu$ is a distribution on $\Bool^n$, one has
$$\tv{\pi-\mu}\leq \tv{\pi-\nu}+\tv{\nu-\mu}$$
-Let $P$ be the matrix of a Markov chain on $\Bool^n$. $P(x,\cdot)$ is the
-distribution induced by the $x$-th row of $P$. If the Markov chain induced by
+Let $P$ be the matrix of a Markov chain on $\Bool^n$. $P(X,\cdot)$ is the
+distribution induced by the $X$-th row of $P$. If the Markov chain induced by
$P$ has a stationary distribution $\pi$, then we define
$$d(t)=\max_{X\in\Bool^n}\tv{P^t(X,\cdot)-\pi}.$$
-It is known that $d(t+1)\leq d(t)$. \JFC{references ? Cela a-t-il
-un intérêt dans la preuve ensuite.}
+
+and
+
+$$t_{\rm mix}(\varepsilon)=\min\{t \mid d(t)\leq \varepsilon\}.$$
+One can prove that
+
+$$t_{\rm mix}(\varepsilon)\leq \lceil\log_2(\varepsilon^{-1})\rceil t_{\rm mix}(\frac{1}{4})$$
+
+
+
+
+% It is known that $d(t+1)\leq d(t)$. \JFC{references ? Cela a-t-il
+% un intérêt dans la preuve ensuite.}
$(X_0,X_1,\ldots,X_t)$, not on $X_k$ with $k > t$.
-\JFC{Je ne comprends pas la definition de randomized stopping time, Peut-on enrichir ?}
-
Let $(X_t)_{t\in \mathbb{N}}$ be a Markov chain and $f(X_{t-1},Z_t)$ a
random mapping representation of the Markov chain. A {\it randomized
stopping time} for the Markov chain is a stopping time for
$$\P_X(X_\tau=Y)=\pi(Y).$$
-\JFC{Ou ceci a-t-il ete prouvé. On ne définit pas ce qu'est un strong stationary time.}
\begin{Theo}
If $\tau$ is a strong stationary time, then $d(t)\leq \max_{X\in\Bool^n}
\P_X(\tau > t)$.
X_t= f(X_{t-1},Z_t)
$$
-The pair $(f,Z)$ is a random mapping representation of $P_h$.
-\JFC{interet de la phrase precedente}
-
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%ù
$\frac{1}{2}$. Since $h(X_{\tau_\ell-1})\neq\ell$ the value of the $\ell$-th
bit of $X_{\tau_\ell}$
is $0$ or $1$ with the same probability ($\frac{1}{2}$).
-By symmetry, \JFC{Je ne comprends pas ce by symetry} for $t\geq \tau_\ell$, the
+
+ Moving next in the chain, at each step,
+the $l$-th bit is switched from $0$ to $1$ or from $1$ to $0$ each time with
+the same probability. Therefore, for $t\geq \tau_\ell$, the
$\ell$-th bit of $X_t$ is $0$ or $1$ with the same probability, proving the
-lemma.
-\end{proof}
+lemma.\end{proof}
\begin{Theo} \label{prop:stop}
If $\ov{h}$ is bijective and square-free, then
\begin{proof}
For every $X$, every $\ell$, one has $\P(S_{X,\ell})\leq 2)\geq
-\frac{1}{4n^2}$. Indeed, if $h(X)\neq \ell$, then
-$\P(S_{X,\ell}=1)=\frac{1}{2n}\geq \frac{1}{4n^2}$. If $h(X)=\ell$, then
-$\P(S_{X,\ell}=1)=0$. Let $X_0=X$. Since $\ov{h}$ is square-free,
-$\ov{h}(\ov{h}^{-1}(X))\neq X$. It follows that $(X,\ov{h}^{-1}(X))\in E_h$.
-Therefore $P(X_1=\ov{h}^{-1}(X))=\frac{1}{2n}$. now,
-by Lemma~\ref{lm:h}, $h(\ov{h}^{-1}(X))\neq h(X)$. Therefore
-$\P(S_{X,\ell}=2\mid X_1=\ov{h}^{-1}(X))=\frac{1}{2n}$, proving that
-$\P(S_{X,\ell}\leq 2)\geq \frac{1}{4n^2}$.
-
-Therefore, $\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq 2)\leq 1-\frac{1}{4n^2}$. By induction, one
+\frac{1}{4n^2}$.
+Let $X_0= X$.
+Indeed,
+\begin{itemize}
+\item if $h(X)\neq \ell$, then
+$\P(S_{X,\ell}=1)=\frac{1}{2n}\geq \frac{1}{4n^2}$.
+\item otherwise, $h(X)=\ell$, then
+$\P(S_{X,\ell}=1)=0$.
+But in this case, intutively, it is possible to move
+from $X$ to $\ov{h}^{-1}(X)$ (with probability $\frac{1}{2N}$). And in
+$\ov{h}^{-1}(X)$ the $l$-th bit can be switched.
+More formally,
+since $\ov{h}$ is square-free,
+$\ov{h}(X)=\ov{h}(\ov{h}(\ov{h}^{-1}(X)))\neq \ov{h}^{-1}(X)$. It follows
+that $(X,\ov{h}^{-1}(X))\in E_h$. We thus have
+$P(X_1=\ov{h}^{-1}(X))=\frac{1}{2N}$. Now, by Lemma~\ref{lm:h},
+$h(\ov{h}^{-1}(X))\neq h(X)$. Therefore $\P(S_{x,\ell}=2\mid
+X_1=\ov{h}^{-1}(X))=\frac{1}{2N}$, proving that $\P(S_{x,\ell}\leq 2)\geq
+\frac{1}{4N^2}$.
+\end{itemize}
+
+
+
+
+Therefore, $\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq 3)\leq 1-\frac{1}{4n^2}$. By induction, one
has, for every $i$, $\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq 2i)\leq
\left(1-\frac{1}{4n^2}\right)^i$.
Moreover,
-since $S_{X,\ell}$ is positive, it is known~\cite[lemma 2.9]{}, that
+since $S_{X,\ell}$ is positive, it is known~\cite[lemma 2.9]{proba}, that
$$E[S_{X,\ell}]=\sum_{i=1}^{+\infty}\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq i).$$
Since $\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq i)\geq \P(S_{X,\ell}\geq i+1)$, one has
$$E[S_{X,\ell}]=\sum_{i=1}^{+\infty}\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq i)\leq
-\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq 1)+2 \sum_{i=1}^{+\infty}\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq 2i).$$
+\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq 1)+\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq 2)+2 \sum_{i=1}^{+\infty}\P(S_{X,\ell}\geq 2i).$$
Consequently,
-$$E[S_{X,\ell}]\leq 1+2
-\sum_{i=1}^{+\infty}\left(1-\frac{1}{4n^2}\right)^i=1+2(4n^2-1)=8n^2-2,$$
+$$E[S_{X,\ell}]\leq 1+1+2
+\sum_{i=1}^{+\infty}\left(1-\frac{1}{4n^2}\right)^i=2+2(4n^2-1)=8n^2,$$
which concludes the proof.
\end{proof}
$E[\ts^\prime]\leq n (-\frac{1}{2}+\ln(n+1))\leq n\ln(n+1)$.
\end{proof}
-One can now prove Theo~\ref{prop:stop}.
+One can now prove Theorem~\ref{prop:stop}.
\begin{proof}
One has $\ts\leq \ts^\prime+\lambda_h$. Therefore,
lemma~\ref{prop:lambda} and~\ref{lm:stopprime}.
\end{proof}
-
+Notice that the calculus of the stationary time upper bound is obtained
+under the following constraint: for each vertex in the $\mathsf{N}$-cube
+there are one ongoing arc and one outgoing arc that are removed.
+The calculus does not consider (balanced) hamiltonian cycles, which
+are more regular and more binding than this constraint.
+In this later context, we claim that the upper bound for the stopping time
+should be reduced.
