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Explicit fixed points of the smoothing transformation

Probability 2022-09-20 v1

Abstract

We deal with the equation Y=d1b1jNWjYjY \stackrel{\rm d}{=} \frac{1}{b} \sum_{1\le j\le N} W_jY_j, where the unknown is the distribution of YY, the variables in the right hand side are independent, the YjY_j are equidistributed with YY, NN is an integer valued random variable, and the WjW_j are equidistributed, nonnegative and of expectation~1. Usually a solution is obtained as the limit of a martingale. In some cases we give an explicit formula for the law of YY.

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@article{arxiv.2209.08872,
  title  = {Explicit fixed points of the smoothing transformation},
  author = {Jacques Peyrière},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.08872},
  year   = {2022}
}
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