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In this paper we consider an irreducible random walk on the integer lattice $\mathbb{Z}$ that is in the domain of normal attraction of a strictly stable process with index $\alpha\in (1, 2)$ and obtain the asymptotic form of the…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-08-07 Kohei Uchiyama

This paper concerns a random walk that moves on the integer lattice and has zero mean and a finite variance. We obtain first an asymptotic estimate of the transition probability of the walk absorbed at the origin, and then, using the…

Probability · Mathematics 2011-03-31 Kohei Uchiyama

We focus on two models of nearest-neighbour random walks on d-dimensional regular hyper-cubic lattices that are usually assumed to be identical - the discrete-time Polya walk, in which the walker steps at each integer moment of time, and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-15 O. Benichou , K. Lindenberg , G. Oshanin

We consider random walk on a finite group $G$ as follows. We can consider $G$ as a group of substitutions. Randomly (i.e. with probability $U(g)=|G|^{-1}$ ) we choose a substitution $g \in G$ and execute it twice in a row, i.e. execute a…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2023-07-11 Olexandr Vyshnevetskiy , Alexander Bendikov

We consider a model for random walks on random environments (RWRE) with random subset of Z^d as the vertices, and uniform transition probabilities on 2d points (two "coordinate nearest points" in each of the d coordinate directions). We…

Probability · Mathematics 2015-09-08 Noam Berger , Ron Rosenthal

We prove a law of large numbers for random walks in certain kinds of i.i.d. random environments in Z^d that is an extension of a result of Bolthausen, Sznitman and Zeitouni (2003). We use this result, along with the lace expansion for…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-11-25 Mark Holmes , Rongfeng Sun

The analysis of the return probability is one of the most essential and fundamental topics in the study of classical random walks. In this paper, we study the return probability of quantum and correlated random walks in the one-dimensional…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-04-25 Chusei Kiumi , Norio Konno , Shunya Tamura

We consider a model of random walk in ${\mathbb Z}^2$ with (fixed or random) orientation of the horizontal lines (layers) and with non constant iid probability to stay on these lines. We prove the transience of the walk for any fixed…

Probability · Mathematics 2012-11-27 Alexis Devulder , Francoise Pene

Place an obstacle with probability $1-p$ independently at each vertex of $\mathbb Z^d$, and run a simple random walk until hitting one of the obstacles. For $d\geq 2$ and $p$ strictly above the critical threshold for site percolation, we…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-07-24 Jian Ding , Changji Xu

We consider two dimensional random walks conditioned to stay in the positive quadrant. Assuming that the increments of the walk have finite second moments and that the drift vector is co-oriented with one of two axes, we construct positive…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Tuan Anh Nguyen , Vitali Wachtel

The position density of a "particle" performing a continuous-time quantum walk on the integer lattice, viewed on length scales inversely proportional to the time t, converges (as t tends to infinity) to a probability distribution that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Alex D. Gottlieb

Simple random walks on a partially directed version of $\mathbb{Z}^2$ are considered. More precisely, vertical edges between neighbouring vertices of $\mathbb{Z}^2$ can be traversed in both directions (they are undirected) while horizontal…

Probability · Mathematics 2014-01-31 Massimo Campanino , Dimitri Petritis

A short proof of the equivalence of the recurrence of non-backtracking random walk and that of simple random walk on regular infinite graphs is given. It is then shown how this proof can be extended in certain cases where the graph in…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-05-21 Paul Jung , Greg Markowsky

We prove log-concavity of exit probabilities of lattice random walks in certain planar regions.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-11 Swee Hong Chan , Igor Pak , Greta Panova

It is shown that the path of a simple random walk on any graph, consisting of all vertices visited and edges crossed by the walk, is almost surely a recurrent subgraph.

Probability · Mathematics 2008-08-05 Itai Benjamini , Ori Gurel-Gurevich

We revisit the simple lattice random walk (P\'{o}lya walk) and the Sisyphus random walk in $\mathbb{Z}$, in the presence of random restarts. We use a relatively direct approach namely First passage under restart for discrete space and time…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-11-04 Ofek Lauber Bonomo , Arnab Pal

We consider a recurrent random walk of i.i.d. increments on the one-dimensional integer lattice and obtain a formula relating the hitting distribution of a half-line with the potential function, $a(x)$, of the random walk. Applying it, we…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-12-24 Kohei Uchiyama

Let $(X_n, Y_n)$ be a two-dimensional diagonal random walk on the lattice $\mathbb{Z}^2$, with transition probabilities depending only on the position of $Y_n$. In this paper, we study its first passage locations $X(\tau_a)$, where $\tau_a$…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-01-27 Jacek Wszoła

In this paper we create a model of particle motion on a three-dimensional lattice using discrete random walk with small steps. We rigorously construct a probability space of the particle trajectories. Unlike deterministic approach in…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-03-04 Farida Kachapova , Ilias Kachapov

We are studying the motion of a random walker in two and three dimensional continuum with uniformly distributed jump-length. This is different from conventional Lavy flight. In 2D and 3D continuum, a random walker can move in any direction,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-08 Ajanta Bhowal Acharyya