PDE and mathematical physics · Oct 6, 2026

Directional zero–one laws beyond iid environments and iid ballisticity

On ℤd, d ≥ 3, directional escape has probability zero or one for iid strictly elliptic nearest-neighbor environments, and for stationary ergodic finite-range-dependent environments under uniform ellipticity. In iid uniformly elliptic environments with d ≥ 2, almost-sure directional transience implies a deterministic limiting velocity with positive projection in that direction, resolving the ballisticity conjecture.

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