The Brownian Web as a random R-tree
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Working paper
Author(s)
Cannizzaro, Giuseppe
Hairer, Martin
Type
Working Paper
Abstract
Motivated by [G. Cannizzaro, M. Hairer, arXiv:2010.02766], we provide an
alternative characterisation of the Brownian Web (see [T\'oth B., Werner W.,
Probab. Theory Related Fields, '98] and [L. R. G. Fontes, M. Isopi, C. M.
Newman, and K. Ravishankar, Ann. Probab., '04]), i.e. a family of coalescing
Brownian motions starting from every point in $\mathbb R^2$ simultaneously, and
fit it into the wider framework of random (spatial) $\mathbb R$-trees. We
determine some of its properties (e.g. its box-counting dimension) and recover
some which were determined in earlier works, such as duality, special points
and convergence of the graphical representation of coalescing random walks.
Along the way, we introduce a modification of the topology of spatial $\mathbb
R$-trees in [T. Duquesne, J.-F. Le Gall, Probab. Theory Related Fields, '05]
and [M. T. Barlow, D. A. Croydon, T. Kumagai, Ann. Probab. '17] which makes it
Polish and could be of independent interest.
alternative characterisation of the Brownian Web (see [T\'oth B., Werner W.,
Probab. Theory Related Fields, '98] and [L. R. G. Fontes, M. Isopi, C. M.
Newman, and K. Ravishankar, Ann. Probab., '04]), i.e. a family of coalescing
Brownian motions starting from every point in $\mathbb R^2$ simultaneously, and
fit it into the wider framework of random (spatial) $\mathbb R$-trees. We
determine some of its properties (e.g. its box-counting dimension) and recover
some which were determined in earlier works, such as duality, special points
and convergence of the graphical representation of coalescing random walks.
Along the way, we introduce a modification of the topology of spatial $\mathbb
R$-trees in [T. Duquesne, J.-F. Le Gall, Probab. Theory Related Fields, '05]
and [M. T. Barlow, D. A. Croydon, T. Kumagai, Ann. Probab. '17] which makes it
Polish and could be of independent interest.
Date Issued
2021-02-08
Citation
2021
Publisher
arXiv
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Author(s).
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Identifier
http://arxiv.org/abs/2102.04068v1
Grant Number
Cannizzaro-60000
Subjects
math.PR
math.PR
60G
Notes
The paper contains results on the Brownian Web previously included in v1 of arXiv:2010.02766
Publication Status
Published