The Markov chain Monte Carlo revolution

Persi Diaconis

Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society · 2008 · 297 citations · 54 references

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Abstract

The use of simulation for high-dimensional intractable computations has revolutionized applied mathematics. Designing, improving and understanding the new tools leads to (and leans on) fascinating mathematics, from representation theory through micro-local analysis.

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