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Recurrent graphs where two independent random walks collide finitely often

Probability 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We present a class of graphs where simple random walk is recurrent, yet two independent walkers meet only finitely many times almost surely. In particular, the comb lattice, obtained from Z^2 by removing all horizontal edges off the X-axis, has this property. We also conjecture that the same property holds for some other graphs, including the incipient infinite cluster for critical percolation in Z^2.

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@article{arxiv.math/0406487,
  title  = {Recurrent graphs where two independent random walks collide finitely often},
  author = {Manjunath Krishnapur and Yuval Peres},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0406487},
  year   = {2007}
}

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10 pages, 1 figure; Minor changes made