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General limit distributions for sums of random variables with a matrix product representation

Statistical Mechanics 2014-11-24 v1

Abstract

The general limit distributions of the sum of random variables described by a finite matrix product ansatz are characterized. Using a mapping to a Hidden Markov Chain formalism, non-standard limit distributions are obtained, and related to a form of ergodicity breaking in the underlying non-homogeneous Hidden Markov Chain. The link between ergodicity and limit distributions is detailed and used to provide a full algorithmic characterization of the general limit distributions.

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@article{arxiv.1406.5016,
  title  = {General limit distributions for sums of random variables with a matrix product representation},
  author = {Florian Angeletti and Eric Bertin and Patrice Abry},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.5016},
  year   = {2014}
}

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32 pages, 2 figure, submitted to Journal of Statistical Physics