Properties of uniform random walks in bounded convex bodies

Properties of constant-speed uniform random walks in bounded convex bodies are presented. Average quantities such as the mean length of the trajectories are expressed only according to the first moments of the chord length distribution. Some analytical results are then extended to the case of purely diffusive random walks. Exact results for convex geometric objects of simple shape in two and three dimensions illustrate our points.

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