Stochastic shielding and edge importance for Markov chains with timescale separation
Fig 5
All possible cases for the 3-state chain with state 3 conducting.
Left column: 3-state diagram with accelerated/decelerated edges labeled 1 or α where α ∈ [10−4, 104]. Middle column: logarithm of the ratio of the two non-zero eigenvalues (λ2/λ3) versus α. This shows the “timescale separation” (present when λ2/λ3 ≪ 1). Right column: relative edge importance Rk versus α.