A quenched limit theorem for the local time of random walks on \Z^2

dc.creatorGärtner, Jürgen
dc.creatorSun, Rongfeng
dc.date2007-11-28
dc.date2008-06-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:43:11Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:43:11Z
dc.descriptionLet $X$ and $Y$ be two independent random walks on $\Z^2$ with zero mean and finite variances, and let $L_t(X,Y)$ be the local time of $X-Y$ at the origin at time $t$. We show that almost surely with respect to $Y$, $L_t(X,Y)/\log t$ conditioned on $Y$ converges in distribution to an exponential random variable with the same mean as the distributional limit of $L_t(X,Y)/\log t$ without conditioning. This question arises naturally from the study of the parabolic Anderson model with a single moving catalyst, which is closely related to a pinning model.
dc.descriptionTo appear in Stochastic Processes and Their Applications. Updated version. 16 pages. Added discussion on d=1 and d\geq 3 as well as an open problem
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0711.4488
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0711.4488
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/162461
dc.subjectProbability
dc.subject60J15 (Primary) 60K37, 60J55, 60F05 (Secondary)
dc.titleA quenched limit theorem for the local time of random walks on \Z^2
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