On spatial thinning-replacement processes based on Voronoi cells

Citation
A. Borovkov, K. et A. Odell, D., On spatial thinning-replacement processes based on Voronoi cells, Advances in applied probability , 39(1), 2007, pp. 293-306
ISSN journal
00018678
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
2007
Pages
293 - 306
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
We introduce a new class of spatial-temporal point processes based on Voronoi tessellations. At each step of such a process, a point is chosen at random according to a distribution determined by the associated Voronoi cells. The point is then removed, and a new random point is added to the configuration. The dynamics are simple and intuitive and could be applied to modelling natural phenomena. We prove ergodicity of these processes under wide conditions.