Perron-Frobenius theorem, large deviations, and random perturbations in random environments (Q2365042)

The author derives first a version of the Perron-Frobenius theorem for random positive operators together with the Doeblin condition type exponential convergence results for transition probabilities of Markov chains in random stationary environments. Next, he obtains a Donsker-Varadhan type variational formula for such Markov chains which yields both large deviations estimates and the corresponding results on random perturbations of random expanding transformations.