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In this paper we analyze the downward random motion of a particle in a vertical, bounded, Sierpinski gasket G, where at each layer either absorption or delays are considered.
In the case of motion with absorption the explicit distribution of the position of the descending particle in the pre–gasket G n is obtained and the limiting case of the Sierpinski gasket discussed.
For the delayed downward motion we derive a representation of the random time needed to arrive at the base of G n in terms of independent binomial random variables (containing the contribution of delays at different layers with different geometrical structures).
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We gratefully acknowledge the support of the NATO grant PST.CLG. 980408. The research is also supported by a grant from MIUR, Italy
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Leorato, S., Orsingher, E. A Grain of Dust Falling Through a Sierpinski Gasket. Acta Math Sinica 23, 1095–1108 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-005-0788-x
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