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Localization of a vertex reinforced random walks on $\Z$ with sub-linear weights

Probability 2012-07-18 v2

Abstract

We consider a vertex reinforced random walk on the integer lattice with sub-linear reinforcement. Under some assumptions on the regular variation of the weight function, we characterize whether the walk gets stuck on a finite interval. When this happens, we estimate the size of the localization set. In particular, we show that, for any odd number NN larger than or equal to 5, there exists a vertex reinforced random walk which localizes with positive probability on exactly NN consecutive sites.

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@article{arxiv.1207.2238,
  title  = {Localization of a vertex reinforced random walks on $\Z$ with sub-linear weights},
  author = {Anne-Laure Basdevant and Bruno Schapira and Arvind Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.2238},
  year   = {2012}
}

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