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math.PR2003★ 1 cited
Increments of Random Partitions
Serban Nacu
For any partition of we define its {\it increments} by if is the smallest element in the partition block that contains it, $X_…
math.PR2003★ 55 cited
Fast simulation of new coins from old
Serban Nacu, Yuval Peres
Let S\subset (0,1). Given a known function f:S\to (0,1), we consider the problem of using independent tosses of a coin with probability of heads p (where p\in S is unknown) to simu…
math.PR2003
Glauber Dynamics On The Cycle Is Monotone
Serban Nacu
We study heat-bath Glauber dynamics for the ferromagnetic Ising model on a finite cycle (a graph where every vertex has degree two). We prove that the relaxation time is an i…