Abstract
We discuss a large deviation principle of a periodic random walk on a covering graph with its transformation group of polynomial volume growth in view of geometry. As we shall observe, the behavior of a random walk at infinity is closely related to the Gromov-Hausdorff limit of an infinite graph and in the case where the graph admits an action of a group of polynomial volume growth, the Carnot-Carathéodory metric shows up in its limit space.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 803-833 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Mathematische Zeitschrift |
Volume | 267 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Apr 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carnot-Carathéodory metric
- Discrete geometry
- Gromov-Hausdorff convergence
- Large deviations
- Nilpotent group
- Random walk
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)