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Quenched limits for transient, zero speed one-dimensional random walk in random environment

Probability 2011-02-24 v2

Abstract

We consider a nearest-neighbor, one dimensional random walk {Xn}n0\{X_n\}_{n\geq0} in a random i.i.d. environment, in the regime where the walk is transient but with zero speed, so that XnX_n is of order nsn^s for some s<1s<1. Under the quenched law (i.e., conditioned on the environment), we show that no limit laws are possible: There exist sequences {nk}\{n_k\} and {xk}\{x_k\} depending on the environment only, such that Xnkxk=o(lognk)2X_{n_k}-x_k=o(\log n_k)^2 (a localized regime). On the other hand, there exist sequences {tm}\{t_m\} and {sm}\{s_m\} depending on the environment only, such that logsm/logtms<1\log s_m/\log t_m\to s<1 and Pω(Xtm/smx)1/2P_{\omega}(X_{t_m}/s_m\leq x)\to1/2 for all x>0x>0 and 0\to0 for x0x\leq0 (a spread out regime).

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@article{arxiv.0704.1778,
  title  = {Quenched limits for transient, zero speed one-dimensional random walk in random environment},
  author = {Jonathon Peterson and Ofer Zeitouni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.1778},
  year   = {2011}
}

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Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/08-AOP399 the Annals of Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aop/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)