## The Annals of Probability

### A Law of Large Numbers for Random Walks in Random Environment

#### Abstract

We derive a law of large numbers for a class of multidimensional random walks in random environment satisfying a condition which first appeared in the work of Kalikow. The approach is based on the existence of a renewal structure under an assumption of “transience in the direction $l$ .” This extends, to a multidimensional context, previous work of Kesten. Our results also enable proving the convergence of the law of the environment viewed from the particle toward a limiting distribution.

#### Article information

Source
Ann. Probab. Volume 27, Number 4 (1999), 1851-1869.

Dates
First available: 31 May 2002

http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aop/1022874818

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR1742891

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/aop/1022874818

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
0965.60100

#### Citation

Sznitman, Alain-Sol; Zerner, Martin. A Law of Large Numbers for Random Walks in Random Environment. The Annals of Probability 27 (1999), no. 4, 1851--1869. doi:10.1214/aop/1022874818. http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aop/1022874818.

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