-It is usual to check whether rows of such kind of matrices
-converge to a specific
-distribution.
-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
-$\Omega$ by:
-$$\tv{\pi-\mu}=\max_{A\subset \Omega} |\pi(A)-\mu(A)|.$$
-% It is known that
-% $$\tv{\pi-\mu}=\frac{1}{2}\sum_{x\in\Omega}|\pi(x)-\mu(x)|.$$
-
-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
-$$d(t)=\max_{x\in\Omega}\tv{M^t(x,\cdot)-\pi}.$$
-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 $\varepsilon$.
+%and
+% $$t_{\rm mix}(\varepsilon)=\min\{t \mid d(t)\leq \varepsilon\}.$$
+% One can prove that \JFc{Ou cela a-t-il été fait?}
+% $$t_{\rm mix}(\varepsilon)\leq \lceil\log_2(\varepsilon^{-1})\rceil t_{\rm mix}(\frac{1}{4})$$
+
+
+
+Let $(X_t)_{t\in \mathbb{N}}$ be a sequence of $\Bool^n$ valued random
+variables. A $\mathbb{N}$-valued random variable $\tau$ is a {\it stopping
+ time} for the sequence $(X_i)$ if for each $t$ there exists $B_t\subseteq
+\Omega^{t+1}$ such that $\{\tau=t\}=\{(X_0,X_1,\ldots,X_t)\in B_t\}$.
+In other words, the event $\{\tau = t \}$ only depends on the values of
+$(X_0,X_1,\ldots,X_t)$, 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
+$(Z_t)_{t\in\mathbb{N}}$. If the markov chain is irreductible and has $\pi$
+as stationary distribution, then a {\it stationary time} $\tau$ is a
+randomized stopping time (possibily depending on the starting position $x$),
+such that the distribution of $X_\tau$ is $\pi$:
+$$\P_x(X_\tau=y)=\pi(y).$$
+
+
+\JFC{Ou ceci a-t-il ete prouvé}
+\begin{Theo}
+If $\tau$ is a strong stationary time, then $d(t)\leq \max_{x\in\Bool^n}
+\P_x(\tau > t)$.
+\end{Theo}
+
+% % 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 $\varepsilon$.
