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Random Walk (2023)

References: [1]. Random Walk: A Modern Introduction, Gregory F. Lawler and Vlada Limic (primary) [2]. Intersections of Random Walks, Gregory F. Lawler[3]. The Art of Random Walks, András Telcs

Ⅰ.General Definitions and Properties

Ⅱ. Local Central Limit Theorem

Ⅲ.Approximated by BM: Skorokhod Embedding and Dyadic Coupling

Ⅳ.Green’s Functions and Potential Kernels

Ⅴ.Potential Theory: Harmonic Functions, Capacity, Dirichlet Problem, Neumann Problem

Ⅵ. Loop Measures and LERWs: Generating Functions, h-Process and LERWs in Z^d

Ⅶ. Intersection Probablity of RWs

Ⅷ.Specific Kinds Random Walks: One-dimension RW and SRW

Large Deviation Theory (2023)

References: [1]. Large Deviations, S. R. S. Varadhan (primary) [2].A basic introduction to large deviations: Theory, applications, simulations, Hugo Touchette [3]. Master Program: Probability Theory, Claudio Landim

Ⅰ.Large Deviation for i.i.d. Sequence

Ⅱ.General Principles: Properties, Contraction THM, Varadhan THM

Advanced Stochastic Process (2022)

References:[1]Probability Theory: Theory and Examples, Richard Durrett [2]Lecture Notes on Measure-theoretic Probability Theory, Sebastien Roch [3]Sample path properties of Brownian motion, Peter Morters

Ⅰ.Discrete Martingales

Ⅱ.Discrete Time Markov Chain

Ⅲ.Ergodic Theory

Ⅳ.Gaussian Process

Ⅴ.Brownian Motion

Ⅵ.Q-Process

Ⅶ.Path Property of Brownian Motion

Advanced Probability Thoery (2021)

References:[1] A course in probability theory, Kai Lai Chung [2] Probability Theory: Theory and Examples, Richard Durrett [3] Advanced Probability Theory, Bingyi Jing

Ⅰ.Preliminary

Ⅱ.Random Variables

Ⅲ.Expectation

Ⅳ.Independence

Ⅴ.Converge Concepts

Ⅵ.Law of Large Number

Ⅶ.Vague Convergence

Ⅷ.Characteristic Functions

Ⅸ.Central Limit Theorem

Complement: Infinite divisiblility

Complement: Ising Model

Applied Stochastic Process (2021)

References:[1]Stochastic Processes, J. Chang [2]Lecture Notes on Stochastic Modeling, Karl Sigman [3]Stochastic Processes, Sheldon M. Ross

Ⅰ.Poisson Process

Ⅱ.Renewal Theory

Ⅲ.Regenerative Process

Ⅳ.Continuous Time Markov Chains

Ⅴ. DTMC and Applications

Ⅵ.Markov Random Fields and Hidden Markov Models

Ⅶ.Brownian Motion:Levy’s construction, Conditional Dist, and Shifted Hitting Time

Complement: Stochastic Approximation

Complement: Gamble’s Ruin Problem

Complement: Likelihood Ratio

Complement: Poisson Clumping Heuristic