Homemath.PRarXiv:2605.30091

Computing lower expectations with respect to total variation distance and chi-squared divergence balls

math.PR2026-05v1license

Abstract

We derive closed form expressions for the lower expectations that correspond to total variation distance and chi-squared divergence balls around a probability mass function over a finite set.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2605.30091,
  title  = {Computing lower expectations with respect to total variation distance and chi-squared divergence balls},
  author = {Jasper De Bock},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.30091},
  year   = {2026}
}