Limit properties of Lévy walks

Abstract

Abstract In this paper we study properties of the diffusion limits of three different models of Lévy walks (LW). Exact asymptotic behavior of their trajectories is found using LePage series representation. We also prove an existing conjecture about total variation of LW sample paths. Based on this conjecture we verify martingale properties of the limit processes for LW. We also calculate their probability density functions and apply this result to determine the potential density of the associated non-symmetric α-stable processes. The obtained theoretical results for continuous LW can be used to recognize and verify this type of processes from anomalous diffusion experimental data. In particular they can be used to estimate parameters from experimental data using maximum likelihood methods.