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Theory Stoch. Process., 2018 Volume 23(39), Issue 1, Pages 93–97 (Mi thsp266)

Power moments of first passage times for some oscillating perturbed random walks

B. Rashytov

Faculty of Computer Science and Cybernetics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 01601, Kyiv, Ukraine

Abstract: Let $(\xi_1,\eta_1)$, $(\xi_2, \eta_2),\ldots$ be a sequence of i.i.d. random vectors taking values in $\mathbb{R}^2$, and let $S_0:=0$ and $S_n:=\xi_1+\ldots+\ldots\xi_n$ for $n\in\mathbb{N}$. The sequence $(S_{n-1}+\eta_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ is then called perturbed random walk. For real $x$, denote by $\tau(x)$ the first time the perturbed random walk exits the interval $(-\infty, x]$. We consider a rather intricate case in which $S_n$ drifts to the left, yet the perturbed random walk oscillates because of occasional big jumps to the right of the perturbating sequence $(\eta_n)_{n\in{\mathbb N}}$. Under these assumptions we provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the finiteness of power moments of $\tau(x)$, there by solving an open problem posed by Alsmeyer, Iksanov and Meiners in [2].

Keywords: First passage time, perturbed random walk, power moment.

MSC: Primary 60G50; Secondary 60G40

Language: English



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