A Poisson limit theorem for a strongly ergodic non-homogeneous Markov chain (Q1868807)

The authors prove a Poisson limit theorem for a strongly ergodic non-homogeneous Markov chain. This theorem is an analog of a theorem by \textit{B.\ Pitskel} [Ergodic Theory Dyn. Syst. 11, No.~3, 501-513 (1991; Zbl 0753.60058)] on the Poisson approximation of a homogeneous Markov chain recurring to small cylindrical sets. For the proof they use Sevast'yanov's theorem and some lemmas, which are of some interest in their own.