Random walks and intersection local time (Q2638654)

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    Let S(1,\(\cdot),S(2,\cdot),...,S(k,\cdot)\) be k independent random walks in \({\mathbb{Z}}^ 2\), each in the domain of attraction of a nondegenerate strictly stable process X(t) of order \(\beta >1\). Denote by \[ I(n)=n^{-1}\sum^{n}_{i_ 1,...,i_ k}\delta (S(1,i_ 1),S(2,i_ 2))...\delta (S(k-1,i_{k-1}),S(k,i_ k)) \] the functional related to the number of times \((i_ 1,...,i_ k)\) for which \(S(1,i_ 1)=S(2,i_ 2)=...=S(k,i_ k)\). In the case of a single random walk S(n) in \({\mathbb{Z}}^ 2\) assume also the functional R(n) related to the number of steps which S(n) spends in sites occupied at least k times. It is proved that if \(\beta >2-2/(2k-1)\), then suitably normalized R(n) converges as \(n\to \infty\) to the intersectional local time of the limiting process X(t); if \(\beta >2-2/k\), an analogous result is proved for I(n). To make the proofs more simple the author discusses separately the cases of attraction to Gaussian process and general stable process.
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    random walk
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    domain of attraction
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    intersectional local time
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    strictly stable process
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