Aging and sub-aging for Bouchaud trap models on resistance metric spaces

Abstract

In this paper, we prove that if a sequence of electrical networks converges in the local Gromov-Hausdorff topology and satisfies a non-explosion condition, then the associated Bouchaud trap models (BTMs) also converge and exhibit aging. Moreover, when local structures of electrical networks converge, we prove sub-aging. Our results are applicable to a wide class of low-dimensional graphs, including the two-dimensional Sierpi\'{n}ski gasket, critical Galton-Watson trees, and the critical Erd\H{o}s-R\'{e}nyi random graph. The proof consists of two main steps: Polish metrization of the vague-and-point-process topology and showing the precompactness of transition densities of BTMs.