On the Moments of Hitting Times for Random Walks on Trees

Author

Palacios, José Luis

Source

Journal of Probability and Statistics

Issue

Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2009-10-26

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Mathematics

Abstract EN

Using classical arguments we derive a formula for the moments of hitting times for an ergodic Markov chain.

We apply this formula to the case of simple random walk on trees and show, with an elementary electric argument, that all the moments are natural numbers.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Palacios, José Luis. 2009. On the Moments of Hitting Times for Random Walks on Trees. Journal of Probability and Statistics،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Palacios, José Luis. On the Moments of Hitting Times for Random Walks on Trees. Journal of Probability and Statistics No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Palacios, José Luis. On the Moments of Hitting Times for Random Walks on Trees. Journal of Probability and Statistics. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456640

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-456640