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Local limit theorems in relatively hyperbolic groups I: rough estimates

Part of: Limit theorems Probabilistic methods in group theory Special aspects of infinite or finite groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2021

MATTHIEU DUSSAULE
MATTHIEU DUSSAULE*
Affiliation:
LMPT, Université de Tours, Parc de Grandmont, 37200 Tours, France
*
e-mail: matthieu.dussaule@hotmail.fr
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This is the first of a series of two papers dealing with local limit theorems in relatively hyperbolic groups. In this first paper, we prove rough estimates for the Green function. Along the way, we introduce the notion of relative automaticity which will be useful in both papers and we show that relatively hyperbolic groups are relatively automatic. We also define the notion of spectral positive recurrence for random walks on relatively hyperbolic groups. We then use our estimates for the Green function to prove that $p_n\asymp R^{-n}n^{-3/2}$ for spectrally positive-recurrent random walks, where $p_n$ is the probability of going back to the origin at time n and where R is the inverse of the spectral radius of the random walk.

Keywords

random walksrelative hyperbolicitylocal limitTauberian theory

MSC classification

Primary: 60F15: Strong theorems 20F65: Geometric group theory
Secondary: 20F67: Hyperbolic groups and nonpositively curved groups 20P05: Probabilistic methods in group theory

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Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems , Volume 42 , Issue 6 , June 2022 , pp. 1926 - 1966
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