A correlated random walk model for two-dimensional diffusion

1984 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Henderson ◽  
Eric Renshaw ◽  
David Ford

A two-dimensional lattice random walk is studied in which, at each stage, the direction of the next step is correlated to that of the previous step. An exact expression is obtained from the characteristic function for the dispersion matrix of the n-step transition probabilities, and the limiting diffusion equation is derived.

1984 ◽  
Vol 21 (02) ◽  
pp. 233-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Henderson ◽  
Eric Renshaw ◽  
David Ford

A two-dimensional lattice random walk is studied in which, at each stage, the direction of the next step is correlated to that of the previous step. An exact expression is obtained from the characteristic function for the dispersion matrix of the n-step transition probabilities, and the limiting diffusion equation is derived.


1981 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Renshaw ◽  
Robin Henderson

A one-dimensional random walk is studied in which, at each stage, the probabilities of continuing in the same direction or of changing direction are p and 1 – p, respectively. Exact expressions are derived for the n-step transition probabilities, and various limiting distributions are investigated.


1983 ◽  
Vol 20 (03) ◽  
pp. 696-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Henderson ◽  
Eric Renshaw ◽  
David Ford

A non-analytical proof of recurrence is obtained via an embedding procedure for a two-dimensional correlated lattice random walk.


1983 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 696-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Henderson ◽  
Eric Renshaw ◽  
David Ford

A non-analytical proof of recurrence is obtained via an embedding procedure for a two-dimensional correlated lattice random walk.


1981 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 403-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Renshaw ◽  
Robin Henderson

A one-dimensional random walk is studied in which, at each stage, the probabilities of continuing in the same direction or of changing direction are p and 1 – p, respectively. Exact expressions are derived for the n-step transition probabilities, and various limiting distributions are investigated.


2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (29) ◽  
pp. 1450201
Author(s):  
Seung Ki Baek ◽  
Hawoong Jeong ◽  
Seung-Woo Son ◽  
Beom Jun Kim

The investigation of random walks is central to a variety of stochastic processes in physics, chemistry and biology. To describe a transport phenomenon, we study a variant of the one-dimensional persistent random walk, which we call a zero-one-only process. It makes a step in the same direction as the previous step with probability p, and stops to change the direction with 1 − p. By using the generating-function method, we calculate its characteristic quantities such as the statistical moments and probability of the first return.


1986 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-207
Author(s):  
Gillian Iossif

A correlated random walk on a d-dimensional integer lattice is studied in which, at any stage, the probabilities of the next step being in the various possible directions depend on the direction of the previous step. Using a renewal argument, asymptotic estimates are obtained for the probability of return to the origin after n steps.


2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (01) ◽  
pp. 60-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urs Gruber ◽  
Martin Schweizer

A generalized correlated random walk is a process of partial sums such that (X, Y) forms a Markov chain. For a sequence (X n ) of such processes in which each takes only two values, we prove weak convergence to a diffusion process whose generator is explicitly described in terms of the limiting behaviour of the transition probabilities for the Y n . Applications include asymptotics of option replication under transaction costs and approximation of a given diffusion by regular recombining binomial trees.


2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 862-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Alberto Grünbaum ◽  
Manuel D. de la Iglesia

Abstract We consider upper‒lower (UL) (and lower‒upper (LU)) factorizations of the one-step transition probability matrix of a random walk with the state space of nonnegative integers, with the condition that both upper and lower triangular matrices in the factorization are also stochastic matrices. We provide conditions on the free parameter of the UL factorization in terms of certain continued fractions such that this stochastic factorization is possible. By inverting the order of the factors (also known as a Darboux transformation) we obtain a new family of random walks where it is possible to state the spectral measures in terms of a Geronimus transformation. We repeat this for the LU factorization but without a free parameter. Finally, we apply our results in two examples; the random walk with constant transition probabilities, and the random walk generated by the Jacobi orthogonal polynomials. In both situations we obtain urn models associated with all the random walks in question.


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