Frog model on $\mathbb{Z}$ with random survival parameter
Abstract
We study the frog model on with geometric lifetimes, introducing a random survival parameter. Active and inactive particles are placed at the vertices of . The lifetime of each active particle follows a geometric random variable with parameter , where is randomly sampled from a distribution . Each active particle performs a simple random walk on until it dies, activating any inactive particles it encounters along its path. In contrast to the usual case where is fixed, we show that there exist non-trivial distributions for which the model survives with positive probability. More specifically, for , we establish the existence of a critical value , that separates almost sure extinction from survival with positive probability. Furthermore, we show that the model is recurrent whenever it survives with positive probability.
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@article{arxiv.2503.09766,
title = {Frog model on $\mathbb{Z}$ with random survival parameter},
author = {Gustavo O. de Carvalho and Fábio P. Machado},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.09766},
year = {2025}
}
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17 pages, 1 figure