Drunkard's walk

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Random walk
gptkbp:describes Path consisting of a succession of random steps
gptkbp:dimensions Two-dimensional
Three-dimensional
One-dimensional
gptkbp:example Simple random walk
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:Probability_theory
Statistics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1905
gptkbp:form Markov chain
gptkbp:hasApplication Ecology
Finance
Neuroscience
Search algorithms
Polymer science
Mathematical modeling
Randomized algorithms
Stock market modeling
Network theory
Population genetics
Physics of diffusion
gptkbp:hasProperty Symmetric
Memoryless
Discrete space
Discrete time
Expected distance grows as square root of steps
Independent increments
Recurrence in 1D and 2D
Stationary increments
Transience in 3D and higher
Unbiased
Variance proportional to number of steps
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Drunkard's walk
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Wiener_process
gptkb:stochastic_process
Brownian motion
Markov chain
Diffusion process
Gambler's ruin
Lattice path
Random walk hypothesis
Random walk on a graph
Self-avoiding walk
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Karl_Pearson
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Physics
Economics
Biology
Computer science
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Random_Walk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7