# A non-backtracking Polya's theorem.

Authors
 Kempton M.
BookarXiv.org.
Year of edition2016

P\'olya's random walk theorem states that a random walk on a $d$-dimensional grid is recurrent for $d=1,2$ and transient for $d\ge 3$. We prove a version of P\'olya's random walk theorem for non-backtracking random walks. Namely, we prove that a non-backtracking random walk on a $d$-dimensional grid is recurrent for $d=2$ and transient for $d=1$, $d\ge 3$. Along the way, we prove several useful general facts about non-backtracking random walks on graphs. In addition, our proof includes an exact enumeration of the number of closed non-backtracking random walks on an infinite 2-dimensional grid. This enumeration suggests an interesting combinatorial link between non-backtracking random walks on grids, and trinomial coefficients.

Reference on publication
Kempton M.   A non-backtracking Polya's theorem. - : , 2016. // arXiv.org, 2016.
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