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Random generation of combinatiorial structures from a uniform distribution

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Automata, Languages and Programming (ICALP 1985)

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Jerrum, M. (1985). Random generation of combinatiorial structures from a uniform distribution. In: Brauer, W. (eds) Automata, Languages and Programming. ICALP 1985. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 194. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0015754

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