Symmetric domain Markov property conjecture for infinite self-avoiding walk

Let d1d\geq1, and let SAW\operatorname{SAW}_\infty be the space of infinite self-avoiding walks. For a walk η\eta, write η[i,)\eta[i,\infty) for its tail and η[0,k]=ζ\eta[0,k]=\zeta' for its initial segment. Symmetric domain Markov property conjecture. For all d1d\geq1, there exists a unique probability measure PP on SAW\operatorname{SAW}_\infty such that

P(η(1)=e)=12d\mathbb{P}(\eta(1)=e)=\frac{1}{2d}

for every neighbour ee of the origin, and such that, for all events EE,

P(η[k,)Eη[0,k]=ζ)=P(η[0,)Eη[1,)ζ=,η(0)=ζ(k)).P(\eta[k,\infty)\in E\mid\eta[0,k]=\zeta')=P(\eta[0,\infty)\in E\mid\eta[1,\infty)\cap\zeta'=\varnothing,\,\eta(0)=\zeta(k)).

In lower dimensions, existence of one-sided infinite self-avoiding walk has not been proved. The conjecture provides an alternative characterization, while identifying it with the weak limit of finite self-avoiding walks would require proving that subsequential limits satisfy the symmetric domain Markov property.

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Maarten Markering, “Two-sided infinite self-avoiding walk in high dimensions”, arXiv:2410.01507 (2024).

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