Consider a pair of Ehrenfest urns. If there are currently no molecules in one urn and 7 in the other, what is the probability that the exact same situation will apply after a. 4 selections? b. 5 selections?

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Consider a pair of Ehrenfest urns. If there
are currently no molecules in one urn and
7 in the other, what is the probability that
the exact same situation will apply after
a. 4 selections?
b. 5 selections?
Consider unbiased random walk on the set
{1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. What is the probability of
moving from 2 to 3 in exactly 3 steps if the
walk has
a. reflecting boundaries?
b. absorbing boundaries?
matrix
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a pair of Ehrenfest urns. If there are currently no molecules in one urn and 7 in the other, what is the probability that the exact same situation will apply after a. 4 selections? b. 5 selections? Consider unbiased random walk on the set {1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. What is the probability of moving from 2 to 3 in exactly 3 steps if the walk has a. reflecting boundaries? b. absorbing boundaries? matrix
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