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A note on the recurrence of a correlated random walk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Robin Henderson ,
Eric Renshaw  and
David Ford
Robin Henderson*
Affiliation:
British Nuclear Fuels Ltd
Eric Renshaw*
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
David Ford*
Affiliation:
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
*
∗ Postal address: British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., Sellafield Works, Seascale, Cumbria CA20 1PG, U.K.
∗∗ Postal address: Department of Statistics, University of Edinburgh, James Clerk Maxwell Building, King's Buildings, Mayfield Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, U.K.
∗∗∗ Postal address: Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, U.K.
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Abstract

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

Keywords

LATTICE
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 1983 , pp. 696 - 699
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1983 

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