Transition matrix from a random walk

Abstract

Given a random walk a method is presented to produce a matrix of transition probabilities that is consistent with that random walk. The method is a kind of reverse application of the usual ergodicity and is tested by using a transition matrix to produce a path and then using that path to create the estimate. The two matrices and their predictions are then compared. A variety of situations test the method, random matrices, metastable configurations (for which ergodicity often does not apply) and explicit violation of detailed balance.