New Bounds for Edge-Cover by Random Walk

作者:Georgakopoulos Agelos*; Winkler Peter
来源:Combinatorics Probability & Computing, 2014, 23(4): 571-584.
DOI:10.1017/S096354831400008X

摘要

We show that the expected time for a random walk on a (multi-) graph G to traverse all m edges of G, and return to its starting point, is at most 2m(2); if each edge must be traversed in both directions, the bound is 3m(2). Both bounds are tight and may be applied to graphs with arbitrary edge lengths. This has interesting implications for Brownian motion on certain metric spaces, including some fractals.

  • 出版日期2014-7

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