# Cutoff for non-backtracking random walks on sparse random graphs

@article{BenHamou2015CutoffFN,
title={Cutoff for non-backtracking random walks on sparse random graphs},
author={Anna Ben-Hamou and Justin Salez},
journal={arXiv: Probability},
year={2015}
}
• Published 9 April 2015
• Mathematics
• arXiv: Probability
A finite ergodic Markov chain is said to exhibit cutoff if its distance to stationarity remains close to 1 over a certain number of iterations and then abruptly drops to near 0 on a much shorter time scale. Discovered in the context of card shuffling (Aldous-Diaconis, 1986), this phenomenon is now believed to be rather typical among fast mixing Markov chains. Yet, establishing it rigorously often requires a challengingly detailed understanding of the underlying chain. Here we consider non…

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