books.google.co.uk - This book is an introduction to the modern approach to the theory of Markov chains. The main goal of this approach is to determine the rate of convergence of a Markov chain to the stationary distribution as a function of the size and geometry of the state space. The authors develop the key tools for...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Markov_Chains_and_Mixing_Times.html?id=6Cg5Nq5sSv4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMarkov Chains and Mixing Times