Occupation times on a comb with ramified teeth

A. Rebenshtok, E. Barkai

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Abstract

We investigate occupation time statistics for random walks on a comb with ramified teeth. This is achieved through the relation between the occupation time and the first passage times. Statistics of occupation times in half space follows Lamperti's distribution, i.e., the generalized arcsine law holds. Transitions between different behaviors are observed, which are controlled by the size of the backbone and teeth of the comb, as well as bias. Occupation time on a nonsimply connected domain is analyzed with a mean-field theory and numerical simulations. In that case, the generalized arcsine law is not valid.

Original languageEnglish
Article number052126
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume88
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Nov 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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