On laws of large numbers for random walks (Q858977)

The authors prove a general law of large numbers for random walks on groups. This applies in particular to random walks on any locally finite homogeneous graph, as well as to Brown\-ian motion on Riemannian manifolds which admit a compact quotient. It also generalizes Oseledec's multiplicative ergodic theorem. In addition, the authors show that \(\varepsilon\)-shadows of any ballistic random walk with finite moment on any group eventually intersect. Some related results concerning Coxeter groups and mapping class groups are recorded, too.