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April, 1988 A Zero or One Law for One Dimensional Random Walks in Random Environments
Enrique D. Andjel
Ann. Probab. 16(2): 722-729 (April, 1988). DOI: 10.1214/aop/1176991783

Abstract

We prove a zero or one law for one dimensional random walks in random environments for which the probability of making jumps of size $n$ decays exponentially. As an application we conclude that these random walks are recurrent if the distribution of the random environment is symmetric.

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Enrique D. Andjel. "A Zero or One Law for One Dimensional Random Walks in Random Environments." Ann. Probab. 16 (2) 722 - 729, April, 1988. https://doi.org/10.1214/aop/1176991783

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Published: April, 1988
First available in Project Euclid: 19 April 2007

zbMATH: 0642.60022
MathSciNet: MR929074
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aop/1176991783

Subjects:
Primary: 60K99
Secondary: 60J10

Keywords: Harmonic functions , Random walk in random environment , recurrence , zero or one law

Rights: Copyright © 1988 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.16 • No. 2 • April, 1988
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