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A theorem on majorizing measures

Probability 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

Let (T,d)(T,d) be a metric space and ϕ:R+R\phi:\mathbb{R}_+\to \mathbb{R} an increasing, convex function with ϕ(0)=0\phi(0)=0. We prove that if mm is a probability measure mm on TT which is majorizing with respect to d,ϕd,\phi, that is, S:=supxT0D(T)ϕ1(1m(B(x,ϵ)))dϵ<\mathcal{S}:=\sup_{x\in T}\int^{D(T)}_0\phi^{-1}(\frac{1}{m(B(x,\epsilon))}) d\epsilon <\infty, then Esups,tTX(s)X(t)32S\mathbf{E}\sup_{s,t\in T}|X(s)-X(t)|\leq 32\mathcal{S} for each separable stochastic process X(t)X(t), tTt\in T, which satisfies Eϕ(X(s)X(t)d(s,t))1\mathbf{E}\phi(\frac{|X(s)-X(t)|}{d(s,t)})\leq 1 for all s,tTs,t\in T, sts\neq t. This is a strengthening of one of the main results from Talagrand [Ann. Probab. 18 (1990) 1--49], and its proof is significantly simpler.

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@article{arxiv.math/0510373,
  title  = {A theorem on majorizing measures},
  author = {Witold Bednorz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0510373},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/009117906000000241 in the Annals of Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aop/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)