Under continuity and recurrence assumptions, we prove that the iteration of successive partial symmetrizations that form a time-homogeneous Markov process, converges to a symmetrization. We cover several settings, including the approximation of the spherical nonincreasing rearrangement by Steiner symmetrizations, polarizations and cap symmetrizations. A key tool in our analysis is a quantitative measure of the asymmetry.
Van Schaftingen, J., & Dekeyser, J. (2017). Approximation of symmetrizations by Markov processes. Indiana University Mathematics Journal, 66, 1145-1172. https://doi.org/10.1512/iumj.2017.66.6118 (Original work published 2017)