Random walks on dual Sierpinski gaskets

Shunqi Wu, Zhongzhi Zhang, Guanrong Chen

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Abstract

We study an unbiased random walk on dual Sierpinski gaskets embedded in d-dimensional Euclidean spaces. We first determine the mean first-passage time (MFPT) between a particular pair of nodes based on the connection between the MFPTs and the effective resistance. Then, by using the Laplacian spectra, we evaluate analytically the global MFPT (GMFPT), i.e., MFPT between two nodes averaged over all node pairs. Concerning these two quantities, we obtain explicit solutions and show how they vary with the number of network nodes. Finally, we relate our results for the case of d = 2 to the well-known Hanoi Towers problem. © 2011 EDP Sciences, SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-96
JournalEuropean Physical Journal B
Volume82
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2011

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