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Expected hyperbolic volumes of random beta polytopes

Probability 2026-05-01 v1 Metric Geometry

Abstract

Let X1,,XnX_1,\ldots,X_n be independent random points in the closed unit ball of Rd\mathbb{R}^d. Assume that each XiX_i has a beta distribution with parameter βi1\beta_i \ge -1: if βi>1\beta_i>-1, then XiX_i has Lebesgue density proportional to (1x2)βi(1-\|x\|^2)^{\beta_i} on {x<1}\{\|x\|<1\}, whereas the case βi=1\beta_i=-1 corresponds to the uniform distribution on the unit sphere {x=1}\{\|x\|=1\}. Let [X1,,Xn][X_1,\ldots,X_n] 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 [X1,,Xn][X_1,\ldots,X_n]. As a special case, if X1,,XnX_1,\ldots,X_n are independent and uniformly distributed on the unit sphere in R3\mathbb{R}^3, then for every n4n\ge 4, EVol3hyp ⁣([X1,,Xn])=π(n2j=1n11j). \mathbb{E}\,\operatorname{Vol}_{3}^{\mathrm{hyp}}\!\bigl([X_1,\ldots,X_n]\bigr) = \pi\left(\frac{n}{2}-\sum_{j=1}^{n-1}\frac{1}{j}\right).

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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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26 pages

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