Expected hyperbolic volumes of random beta polytopes
Probability
2026-05-01 v1 Metric Geometry
Abstract
Let be independent random points in the closed unit ball of . Assume that each has a beta distribution with parameter : if , then has Lebesgue density proportional to on , whereas the case corresponds to the uniform distribution on the unit sphere . Let denote the convex hull of these points. Interpreting the unit ball as the Klein model of hyperbolic geometry, we derive closed-form formulas for the expected hyperbolic volume of the random hyperbolic polytope . As a special case, if are independent and uniformly distributed on the unit sphere in , then for every ,
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@article{arxiv.2604.27793,
title = {Expected hyperbolic volumes of random beta polytopes},
author = {Zakhar Kabluchko and Philipp Schange},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.27793},
year = {2026}
}
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