A Pedestrian View on Random Walk

A Pedestrian View on Random Walk

  IJETT-book-cover  International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT)          
  
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Volume-59 Number-1
Year of Publication : 2018
Authors : Bornali Purkayastha
DOI :  10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V59P207

Citation 

Bornali Purkayastha"A Pedestrian View on Random Walk", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V59(1),42-44 May 2018. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group

Abstract
In this paper the essential features of a random walk are described. Random walk is correlated to other physically observed motions. Methods to simulate the random walk is briefly discussed.

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Keywords
Random walk, Brownian motion