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An easy proof of Polya's theorem on random walks

Combinatorics 2018-03-05 v1

Abstract

We present an easy proof of Polya's theorem on random walks: with the probability one a random walk on the two-dimensional lattice returns to the starting point.

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@article{arxiv.1803.00811,
  title  = {An easy proof of Polya's theorem on random walks},
  author = {Yury Kochetkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.00811},
  year   = {2018}
}

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3 pages, 1 figure

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