Monotone loop models and rational resonance

dc.creatorHammond, Alan
dc.creatorKenyon, Richard
dc.date2008-06-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:43:14Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:43:14Z
dc.descriptionLet $T_{n,m}=\mathbb Z_n\times\mathbb Z_m$, and define a random mapping $ϕ\colon T_{n,m}\to T_{n,m}$ by $ϕ(x,y)=(x+1,y)$ or $(x,y+1)$ independently over $x$ and $y$ and with equal probability. We study the orbit structure of such ``quenched random walks'' $ϕ$ in the limit $m,n\to\infty$, and show how it depends sensitively on the ratio $m/n$. For $m/n$ near a rational $p/q$, we show that there are likely to be on the order of $\sqrt{n}$ cycles, each of length O(n), whereas for $m/n$ far from any rational with small denominator, there are a bounded number of cycles, and for typical $m/n$ each cycle has length on the order of $n^{4/3}$.
dc.description22 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0806.1236
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0806.1236
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/162480
dc.subjectProbability
dc.subject60Gxx
dc.titleMonotone loop models and rational resonance
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