On some possible combinations of mixing rates for strictly stationary, reversible Markov chains

Abstract

A class of examples is constructed to show that for strictly stationary Markov chains that are reversible, the simultaneous mixing rates for the $\rho$-mixing and strong mixing ($\alpha$-mixing) conditions can be fairly arbitrary, within certain unavoidable tight restrictions. The examples constructed here have the added property that the mixing rate for the absolute regularity ($\beta$-mixing) condition is within a constant factor of that for strong mixing.