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We propose a family of lagged random walk sampling methods in simple undirected graphs, where transition to the next state (i.e. node) depends on both the current and previous states -- hence, lagged. The existing random walk sampling…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2022-05-16 Li-Chun Zhang

In the context of a random walk on an undirected graph, Kemeny's constant can measure the average travel time for a random walk between two randomly chosen vertices. We are interested in graphs that behave counter-intuitively in regard to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-05-18 Sooyeong Kim

This article introduces a model for interacting vertex-reinforced random walks, each taking values on a complete sub-graph of a locally finite undirected graph. The transition probability for a walk to a given vertex depends on the…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-08-25 Fernando P. A. Prado , Rafael A. Rosales

Random walks over directed graphs are used to model activities in many domains, such as social networks, influence propagation, and Bayesian graphical models. They are often used to compute the importance or centrality of individual nodes…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2018-08-10 Daniel Boley , Alejandro Buendia , Golshan Golnari

In this article, we develop a theory for understanding the traces left by a random walk in the vicinity of a randomly chosen reference vertex. The analysis is related to interlacements but goes beyond previous research by showing weak limit…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-03-25 Steffen Dereich

We introduce the notion of a "random basic walk" on an infinite graph, give numerous examples, list potential applications, and provide detailed comparisons between the random basic walk and existing generalizations of simple random walks.…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2013-08-06 David White

We consider a system of independent one-dimensional random walks in a common random environment under the condition that the random walks are transient with positive speed $v_P$. We give upper bounds on the quenched probability that at…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-06-14 Jonathon Peterson

Random graphs with a given degree sequence are often constructed using the configuration model, which yields a random multigraph. We may adjust this multigraph by a sequence of switchings, eventually yielding a simple graph. We show that,…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-02-01 Svante Janson

This paper considers 1-dimensional generalized random walks in random scenery. That is, the steps of the walk are generated by an arbitrary stationary process, and also the scenery is a priori arbitrary stationary. Under an ergodicity…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2007-05-23 F. M. Dekking , P. Liardet

The rotor router model is a popular deterministic analogue of a random walk on a graph. Instead of moving to a random neighbor, the neighbors are served in a fixed order. We examine how fast this "deterministic random walk" covers all…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2010-06-18 Tobias Friedrich , Thomas Sauerwald

Our goal is to quickly find top $k$ lists of nodes with the largest degrees in large complex networks. If the adjacency list of the network is known (not often the case in complex networks), a deterministic algorithm to find a node with the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-02-16 Konstantin Avrachenkov , Nelly Litvak , Marina Sokol , Don Towsley

Consider two random walks on $\mathbb{Z}$. The transition probabilities of each walk is dependent on trajectory of the other walker i.e. a drift $p>1/2$ is obtained in a position the other walker visited twice or more. This simple model has…

Probability · Mathematics 2012-10-30 Noam Berger , Eviatar B. Procaccia

The graph-navigability problem concerns how one can find as short paths as possible between a pair of vertices, given an incomplete picture of a graph. We study the navigability of graphs where the vertices are tagged by a number (between 1…

Physics and Society · Physics 2011-08-25 Sang Hoon Lee , Petter Holme

We solve an open problem by constructing quantum walks that not only detect but also find marked vertices in a graph. In the case when the marked set $M$ consists of a single vertex, the number of steps of the quantum walk is quadratically…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-03-01 Hari Krovi , Frédéric Magniez , Maris Ozols , Jérémie Roland

We obtain upper bounds (in most cases, sharp) for the hitting times of random walks on finite undirected graphs expressed as functions of the graph's number of edges. In particular, we show that the maximum hitting time for a simple random…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-02-15 Dmitri Fomin

In this paper, we derive the distribution of a two-dimensional (complex) random walk in which the angle of each step is restricted to a subset of the circle. This setting appears in various domains, such as in over-the-air computation in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-18 Karl-Ludwig Besser

The iterated random walk is a random process in which a random walker moves on a one-dimensional random walk which is itself taking place on a one-dimensional random walk, and so on. This process is investigated in the continuum limit using…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 L. Turban

Dynamic graphs have emerged as an appropriate model to capture the changing nature of many modern networks, such as peer-to-peer overlays and mobile ad hoc networks. Most of the recent research on dynamic networks has only addressed the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2011-02-02 Oksana Denysyuk , Luis Rodrigues

We show that anomalous diffusion can result when the steps of a random walk are not statistically independent. We present an algorithm that counts all the possible paths of particles diffusing on random graphs with arbitrary degree…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Joseph Snider , Clare C. Yu

We study a discrete time self interacting random process on graphs, which we call Greedy Random Walk. The walker is located initially at some vertex. As time evolves, each vertex maintains the set of adjacent edges touching it that have not…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-02-20 Tal Orenshtein , Igor Shinkar