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Gaussian Estimates for Random Walks on Some Unimodular p-adic Groups

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It is shown in this paper that the transition kernels corresponding to simple random walks on certain unimodular solvable p-adic groups admit upper Gaussian estimates.

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Mustapha, S. Gaussian Estimates for Random Walks on Some Unimodular p-adic Groups. J Theor Probab 19, 773–787 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10959-006-0044-z

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