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Edward C Waymire

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Note On Gaussian Random Fields \& Underlying Markov Processes Through a Central Limit Theorem

Various classes of Gaussian random fields associated with transient Markov processes $Y$ have been introduced in the probability and mathematical physics literature. The present paper is based on a natural class of Gaussian random fields, termed universal Gaussian random fields (UGRF), for an underlying Markov processes $X$, on a state space $(S,\mathcal{S})$ and having an ergodic invariant initial distribution $\pi$, via a central limit theorem of Rabi Bhattacharya for appropriately scaled additive integral functionals $\int_0^{nt}f(X(s))ds = \sum_{j=1}^n\int_{(j-1)t}^{jt}f(X(s))ds$ for $f\in1_\pi^\perp\equiv \{f\in L^2(S,\pi):\langle f,1\rangle_\pi=0\}$. A Lamperti-type time change is introduced to obtain an infinite dimensional stationary Ornstein-Uhlenbeck evolution within a framework introduced in a classic paper of K. It\^o. In particular it is shown that the It\^o's deterministic component vanishes under this time change, and It\^o's continuous regularity theory is applied. Connections with GRFs associated with Markov processes $Y$ in a sense of Dynkin, and a sense of Diaconis and Evans, respectively, are established under additional conditions on the infinitesimal generator $(A,\mathcal{D}(A))$ of the underlying Markov process $X$.

math.PR

Tree polymers in the infinite volume limit at critical strong disorder

The a.s. existence of a polymer probability in the infinite volume limit is readily obtained under general conditions of weak disorder from standard theory on multiplicative cascades or branching random walk. However, speculations in the case of strong disorder have been mixed. In this note existence of an infinite volume probability is established at critical strong disorder for which one has convergence in probability. Some calculations in support of a specific formula for the a.s. asymptotic variance of the polymer path under strong disorder are also provided.

math.PR