Martin boundary of random walks with unbounded jumps in hyperbolic groups

DOI10.1214/14-AOP938zbMATH Open1326.31006arXiv1302.5388OpenAlexW3102837650MaRDI QIDQ888530FDOQ888530

Authors: S. Gouëzel 

Publication date: 30 October 2015

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

Abstract: Given a probability measure on a finitely generated group, its Martin boundary is a natural way to compactify the group using the Green function of the corresponding random walk. For finitely supported measures in hyperbolic groups, it is known since the work of Ancona and Gou{"e}zel-Lalley that the Martin boundary coincides with the geometric boundary. The goal of this paper is to weaken the finite support assumption. We first show that, in any non-amenable group, there exist probability measures with exponential tails giving rise to pathological Martin boundaries. Then, for probability measures with superexponential tails in hyperbolic groups, we show that the Martin boundary coincides with the geometric boundary by extending Ancona's inequalities. We also deduce asymptotics of transition probabilities for symmetric measures with superexponential tails.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.5388

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zbMATH Keywords

random walklocal limit theoremMartin boundaryGromov boundaryhyperbolic group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Probability theory on algebraic and topological structures (60B99) Boundary theory for Markov processes (60J50) Martin boundary theory (31C35)

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