Random walks with preferential relocations to places visited in the past and their application to biology · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1403.6069/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTRandom walks with preferential relocations to places visited in the past and their application to biology — mentioned by buescherhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27474950urn:hackerpapers:mention:1403.6069:27474950Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:54:28 GMT<p>The paper is here https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/fractalrabbit/blob... Interesting that the model is based on observed animal behavior. This paper appears to be the source for that: &quot;Random walks with preferential relocations to places visited in the past and their application to biology&quot; https://arxiv.org/abs/1403.6069 The animals in question are not rabbits - I thought the rabbit was metaphor anyway - but capuchin monkeys.</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1403.6069/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cond-mat.stat-mech