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May29-12, 05:12 PM   #1
 

Random walk

In random walk, what is the meaning of "fi rst return visit"
I am reading it at http://www-math.mit.edu/phase2/UJM/vol1/RMONTE-F.PDF
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May29-12, 05:41 PM   #2
 
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Usual meaning: Let us assume the walk starts at the origin at time 0, then the term refers to the first time, after it starts, that it gets back to the origin.
May29-12, 06:56 PM   #3
 
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Usual meaning: Let us assume the walk starts at the origin at time 0, then the term refers to the first time, after it starts, that it gets back to the origin.
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