| Título: | Number Variance for Hierarchical Random Walks and Related Fluctuations |
| Autores: |
Bojdecki, Tomasz; University of Warsaw Gorostiza, Luis G.; Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados Mexico Talarczyk, Anna; University of Warsaw |
| Fecha: | 2011-01-01 |
| Publicador: | Electronic journal of probability |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
Peer-reviewed Article |
| Tema: |
hierarchical random walk; hierarchical group; ultrametric; number variance; fluctuation; limit theorem 60G50; 60F05 |
| Descripción: | We study an infinite system of independent symmetric random walks on a hierarchical group, in particular, the c-random walks. Such walks are used, e.g., in mathematical physics and population biology. The number variance problem consists in investigating if the variance of the number of “particles” $N_n(L)$ lying in the ball of radius $L$ at a given step $n$ remains bounded, or even better, converges to a finite limit, as $L\to\infty$. We give a necessary and sufficient condition and discuss its relationship to transience/recurrence property of the walk. Next we consider normalized fluctuations of $N_n(L)$ around the mean as $n\to\infty$ and $L$ is increased in an appropriate way. We prove convergence of finite dimensional distributions to a Gaussian process whose properties are discussed. As the $c$-random walks mimic symmetric stable processes on $\mathbb{R}$, we compare our results with those obtained by Hambly and Jones (2007, 2009), who studied the number variance problem for an infinite system of independent symmetric stable processes on $\mathbb{R}$. Since the hierarchical group is an ultrametric space, corresponding results for symmetric stable processes and hierarchical random walks may be analogous or quite different, as has been observed in other contexts. An example of a difference in the present context is that for the stable processes a fluctuation limit process is a Gaussian process which is not Markovian and has long range dependent stationary increments, but the counterpart for hierarchical random walks is Markovian, and in a special case it has independent increments. |
| Idioma: | No aplica |
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