Another version of the Ehrenfest model for diffusion starts with k molecules of gas in each urn.

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Another version of the Ehrenfest model for diffusion starts with k molecules of gas in each urn. One of the 2k molecules is picked at random just as in the Ehrenfest model in the text. The chosen molecule is then moved to the other urn with a fixed probability p and is placed back in its urn with probability 1– p.

a. Let k = 3. Find the transition matrix for this model.
b. Let k = 3 and p = 1 / 2. If there are currently no molecules in urn A, what is the probability that there will be 3 molecules in urn A after 5 selections?

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Linear Algebra And Its Applications

ISBN: 9781292351216

6th Global Edition

Authors: David Lay, Steven Lay, Judi McDonald

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