ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Random walk
;
anisotropic lattice
;
change-point
;
diffusion limit
;
oscillating Brownian motion
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract This paper considers the asymptotic distribution for the horizontal displacement of a random walk in a medium represented by a two-dimensional lattice, whose transitions are to nearest-neighbor sites, are symmetric in the horizontal and vertical directions, and depend on the column currently occupied. On either side of a change-point in the medium, the transition probabilities are assumed to obey an asymptotic density condition. The displacement, when suitably normalized, converges to a diffusion process of oscillating Brownian motion type. Various special cases are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01012611
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