Self-avoiding random walks and Olbers' paradox

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Title
Self-avoiding random walks and Olbers' paradox
Journal
International Journal of Contemporary Mathematical Sciences
Author(s)
Diao Y., Stasiak A.
ISSN
1312-7586
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2007
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
2
Number
9
Pages
445-449
Language
english
Abstract
In this paper, we prove that a self-avoiding walk of infinite length provides a structure that would resolve Olbers' paradox. That is, if the stars of a universe were distributed like the vertices of an infinite random walk with each segment length of about a parsec, then the night sky could be as dark as actually observed on the Earth. Self-avoiding random walk structure can therefore resolve the Olbers' paradox even in a static universe.
Keywords
Random walks, Self-avoiding random walks, Olbers' paradox
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