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Infinitesimal Calculus of Random Walk and Poisson Processes

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Gauge Institute Journal,<br />

H. Vic Dannon<br />

Var[ Bi] = E[ Bi ] − ( E[ B ]) ( )<br />

i<br />

= dx<br />

<br />

2<br />

( dx )<br />

2 2<br />

0<br />

2 .<br />

10.2 The Binomial Distribution <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Walk</strong><br />

B( ζ , t) = B + B + ... + BN<br />

1 2<br />

is a <strong>R<strong>and</strong>om</strong> Process with<br />

EB [ ( ζ , t)] = 0,<br />

distributed Binomially<br />

Var[ B( ζ , t)] = N( dx)<br />

,<br />

⎛<br />

Pr ( , ) N ⎞ − ≤ ≤ + = ⎜<br />

⎟ N<br />

( x<br />

1dx B t x<br />

1dx)<br />

ζ<br />

1<br />

2 2 ⎜ M+<br />

N<br />

⎟ 2 ⎜⎝ 2 ⎠<br />

2<br />

Pro<strong>of</strong>: Since the<br />

B i<br />

are independent,<br />

EB [ ( ζ , t)] = EB [ ] + ... + EB [ N<br />

] = 0<br />

<br />

1<br />

0 0<br />

Var[ B( ζ , t)] = Var[ B ] + ... + Var[ BN<br />

] = N( dx)<br />

<br />

1<br />

( dx ) ( dx )<br />

2 2<br />

B(,)<br />

ζ t has a Binomial distribution,<br />

⎛N<br />

⎞<br />

1 1<br />

Pr ( x − dx ≤ X( ζ, t)<br />

≤ x + dx)<br />

= p q<br />

2 2 ⎜K<br />

⎜⎝ ⎠⎟<br />

2<br />

K N−K<br />

,<br />

38

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