Kemeny's Constant and the Random Surfer
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چکیده
We revisit Kemeny’s constant in the context of Web navigation, also known as “surfing”. We derive bounds on the constant and give it a novel interpretation in terms of the number of links a random surfer will follow to reach his final destination.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American Mathematical Monthly
دوره 109 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002