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Jonathon Peterson

Mathematics · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1986
Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsTheoretical and Computational PhysicsMarkov Chains and Monte Carlo MethodsDiffusion and Search DynamicsMathematical Dynamics and Fractals

Publications

68

Citations

274

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1986

Research summary
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Jonathon Peterson works in probability theory, focusing on random walks that move through random or changing environments, and walks that interact with their own past path (such as self-repelling or 'cookie' random walks). A central theme in his work is figuring out what kind of large-scale, smoothed-out behavior these random processes converge to, such as Brownian motion or related limiting processes, after many steps. This research is mathematical and theoretical, aiming to prove precise statements about long-term statistical behavior rather than to build applied models.

Random walks in random environmentsSelf-interacting and self-repelling random walksLimit theorems and scaling limits (convergence to Brownian motion)Stochastic processes and probability theoryCooling and inhomogeneous random environments

Publication output has been fairly steady at roughly 2-4 papers per year over the last decade, with a slight uptick in the most recent year shown.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×14
  • Electronic Journal of Probability×6
  • Annales de l Institut Henri Poincaré Probabilités et Statistiques×3
  • Journal of Community Health×1
  • The Annals of Probability×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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