Convergence of Markov processes near saddle fixed points

DOI10.1214/009117906000000836zbMATH Open1134.60019arXivmath/0412051OpenAlexW2027040499MaRDI QIDQ2370099FDOQ2370099

Authors: Amanda G. Turner 

Publication date: 22 June 2007

Published in: The Annals of Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider sequences $(X_t^N{)}_{tgeq0}$ of Markov processes in two dimensions whose fluid limit is a stable solution of an ordinary differential equation of the form $dot{x}_t=b(x_t)$, where $b(x)=pmatrix-mu00lambdax+au(x)$ for some $lambda,mu>0$ and $au(x)=O(|x{|}^2)$. Here the processes are indexed so that the variance of the fluctuations of $X_t^N$ is inversely proportional to N. The simplest example arises from the OK Corral gunfight model which was formulated by Williams and McIlroy [Bull. London Math. Soc. 30 (1998) 166--170] and studied by Kingman [Bull. London Math. Soc. 31 (1999) 601--606]. These processes exhibit their most interesting behavior at times of order $logN$ so it is necessary to establish a fluid limit that is valid for large times. We find that this limit is inherently random and obtain its distribution. Using this, it is possible to derive scaling limits for the points where these processes hit straight lines through the origin, and the minimum distance from the origin that they can attain. The power of N that gives the appropriate scaling is surprising. For example if T is the time that $X_t^N$ first hits one of the lines y=x or y=-x, then [N^{{mu}/{(2(lambda+mu))}}|X_T^N|Rightarrow |Z|^{{mu}/{(lambda+mu)}},] for some zero mean Gaussian random variable Z.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0412051

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Central limit and other weak theorems (60F05) Continuous-time Markov processes on general state spaces (60J25) Fixed points and periodic points of dynamical systems; fixed-point index theory; local dynamics (37C25) Martingales and classical analysis (60G46)

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