The bouncing-ray conjecture for tree-indexed random walks

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Consider a tree-indexed random walk on R\mathbb{R} with increment distribution μ\mu. A ray x=(v0,v1,…)∈∂Γx=(v_0,v_1,\ldots)\in\partial\Gamma is an escaping ray if S(vn)→∞S(v_n)\to\infty as n→∞n\to\infty, and a bouncing ray if

∞>lim inf⁡n→∞S(vn)>−∞.\infty>\liminf_{n\to\infty}S(v_n)>-\infty.

Bouncing-ray conjecture. If μ\mu has mean zero and finite variance and Γ\Gamma almost surely has bouncing rays, then Γ\Gamma almost surely has escaping rays. This is presented as an open question about tree-indexed random walks; the source gives no general resolution.

References

Primary source

Robin Pemantle, “Tree-indexed processes”, arXiv:math/0404100 (2004).

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