Homogenization of Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process in Random Environment

Abstract

We consider a tracer particle moving in a random environment. The velocity of the tracer is modelled by an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process which takes into account inertia and friction. The medium results in a possibly unbounded random potential. We prove an invariance principle for this kind of motion. The method used is generalized in order to obtain a central limit theorem for a large class of process, the most interesting application being a tagged particle in a medium of infinitely many Ornstein-Uhlenbeck particles.