Abstract
Given an infinite connected graph, a way to randomly perturb its metric is to assign random i.i.d. lengths to the edges. An open question attributed to Furstenberg ([14]) is whether there exists a bi-infinite geodesic in first passage percolation on the euclidean lattice of dimension at least 2. Although the answer is generally conjectured to be negative, we give a positive answer for graphs satisfying some negative curvature assumption. Assuming only strict positivity and finite expectation of the random lengths, we prove that if a graph X has bounded degree and contains a Morse geodesic (e.g. is non-elementary Gromov hyperbolic), then almost surely, there exists a bi-infinite geodesic in first passage percolation on X.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 14 |
| Journal | Electronic Communications in Probability |
| Volume | 22 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- First passage percolation
- Hyperbolic graph
- Morse geodesics
- Two-sided geodesics