Proves spectral gap lower bound of binom(m,2)^{-1} binom(n,2)^{-1} for the lazy swap chain on m by n binary matrices with arbitrary feasible margins, resolving the Kannan-Tetali-Vempala conjecture.
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Cutoff for mixtures of permuted Markov chains: reversible case
Proves cutoff at entropic time log n/h for reversible mixtures of permuted Markov chains under mild assumptions on the base chains.