Bayesian comparison of Markov models of molecular dynamics with detailed balance constraint

Sergio Bacallado, John D. Chodera, and Vijay S. Pande.
J. Chem. Phys. 131:045106, 2009. [DOI] [PDF] 

A Bayesian scheme for comparing state space decompositions for Markov state models of biomolecular dynamics that incorporates the fact that physical systems must obey detailed balance.  This paper utilizes recent results from Markov chain theory on edge-reinforced random walks.