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Range of (1,2) random walk in random environment

Probability 2016-02-10 v1

Abstract

Consider (1,2)(1,2) random walk in random environment {Xn}n0.\{X_n\}_{n\ge0}. In each step, the walk jumps at most a distance 22 to the right or a distance 11 to the left. For the walk transient to the right, it is proved that almost surely limx#{Xn: 0Xnx, n0}x=θ\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\frac{\#\{X_n:\ 0\le X_n\le x,\ n\ge0\}}{x}=\theta for some 0<θ<1.0<\theta<1. The result shows that the range of the walk covers only a linear proportion of the lattice of the positive half line. For the nearest neighbor random walk in random or non-random environment, this phenomenon could not appear in any circumstance.

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@article{arxiv.1602.03107,
  title  = {Range of (1,2) random walk in random environment},
  author = {Hua-Ming Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.03107},
  year   = {2016}
}

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