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\centerline{\bf STANFORD UNIVERSITY}
\centerline{\bf DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS}
\centerline{\bf MONTE CARLO MARKOV CHAINS IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING}
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\centerline{3:15 p.m., Thursday, November 30, 2000}
\centerline{Sequoia Hall Rm. 200}

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\centerline{\sl Susan Holmes}
\centerline{\sl Department of Statistics}
\centerline{\sl Stanford University}
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\centerline{\bf Random Walks on Tree Space}
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The decomposition of the space of binary trees as a quotient of groups
gives a Fourier type analysis that enables the analysis of the random walk
on this space that may prove useful as a reference for other walks. (Joint
work with Persi Diaconis.)

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