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Functional limit theorems for random walks perturbed by positive alpha-stable jumps

Probability 2022-05-24 v2

Abstract

Let ξ1\xi_1, ξ2,\xi_2,\ldots be i.i.d. random variables of zero mean and finite variance and η1\eta_1, η2,\eta_2,\ldots positive i.i.d. random variables whose distribution belongs to the domain of attraction of an α\alpha-stable distribution, α(0,1)\alpha\in (0,1). The two collections are assumed independent. We consider a Markov chain with jumps of two types. If the present position of the Markov chain is positive, then the jump ξk\xi_k occurs; if the present position of the Markov chain is nonpositive, then its next position is ηj\eta_j. We prove a functional limit theorem for this Markov chain under Donsker's scaling. The weak limit is a nonnegative process (X(t))t0(X(t))_{t\geq 0} satisfying a stochastic equation dX(t)=dW(t)+dUα(LX(0)(t)){\rm d}X(t)={\rm d}W(t)+ {\rm d}U_\alpha(L_X^{(0)}(t)), where WW is a Brownian motion, UαU_\alpha is an α\alpha-stable subordinator which is independent of WW, and LX(0)L_X^{(0)} is a local time of XX at 00. Also, we explain that XX is a Feller Brownian motion with a `jump-type' exit from 00.

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@article{arxiv.2107.00760,
  title  = {Functional limit theorems for random walks perturbed by positive alpha-stable jumps},
  author = {Alexander Iksanov and Andrey Pilipenko and Ben Povar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.00760},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

accepted for publication in Bernoulli, 25 pages

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