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A combinatorial result with applications to self-interacting random walks

Probability 2012-05-11 v2

Abstract

We give a series of combinatorial results that can be obtained from any two collections (both indexed by Z×N\Z\times \N) of left and right pointing arrows that satisfy some natural relationship. When applied to certain self-interacting random walk couplings, these allow us to reprove some known transience and recurrence results for some simple models. We also obtain new results for one-dimensional multi-excited random walks and for random walks in random environments in all dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.1105.5157,
  title  = {A combinatorial result with applications to self-interacting random walks},
  author = {Mark Holmes and Thomas S. Salisbury},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.5157},
  year   = {2012}
}
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