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Expected number density of critical points of smooth Gaussian random fields in arbitrary dimensions

Statistics Theory 2026-07-27 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Probability

Abstract

We obtain explicit formulas for the expected number and height distribution of critical points of smooth isotropic Gaussian random fields on Rd\mathbb{R}^d. The expected number density formula is expressed in terms of at most one-dimensional integrals, regardless of the dimension dd. To obtain the formulas, we provide a variant of de Bruijn's theorem, as well as Weierstrass' convolution formula with a Gaussian random variable and its inversion.

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@article{arxiv.2607.23903,
  title  = {Expected number density of critical points of smooth Gaussian random fields in arbitrary dimensions},
  author = {Satoshi Kuriki and Takahiko Matsubara and Satoshi Iso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.23903},
  year   = {2026}
}

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25 pages, 1 figure