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Rupert Li

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Preprint Sep 2026

Recurrence and transience of random walks in monotonically changing environments

Let $(c_t)_{t\geq 0}$ be a deterministic family of edge conductances on a countable vertex set, monotone in $t$, and let $(X_t)$ be the random walk that takes its $t$-th step using the conductances $c_t$. We prove that if $c_t\uparrow c_\infty$ and $c_\infty$ is recurrent (respectively, $c_0$ is transient), then $(X_t)...

Rupert Li, Jiyun Park · 0 citations

Jul 2026

The Entropic Sum-Product Phenomenon

Let $X,X'$ be independent and identically distributed discrete real-valued random variables of finite Shannon entropy, and write $H(X)$ for the Shannon entropy of $X$. We prove that \[ \max\{H(X+X'),\,H(XX')\} \ge \frac87 H(X)-O(\log H(X)). \] This is the entropic analog of the celebrated sum-product phenomenon, and an...

Rupert Li · arXiv.org · 1 citation