All possible cases for the 3-state chain with middle state 2 conducting.

<p>In this case there are no hidden transitions, and hence no stochastic shielding effect. <b>Left column:</b> 3-state diagram with accelerated/decelerated edges labeled as 1 or <i>α</i> where <i>α</i> ∈ [10⁻⁴, 10⁴]. <b>Middle column:</b> logarithm of ratio of the two non-zero eigenvalues (λ₂/λ₃) versus <i>α</i>. This shows the timescale separation (present when λ₂/λ₃ ≪ 1). <b>Right column:</b> relative edge importance <i>R</i>_<i>k</i> versus <i>α</i>.