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Hanson-Wright inequality and sub-gaussian concentration

Probability 2013-10-02 v3

Abstract

In this expository note, we give a modern proof of Hanson-Wright inequality for quadratic forms in sub-gaussian random variables. We deduce a useful concentration inequality for sub-gaussian random vectors. Two examples are given to illustrate these results: a concentration of distances between random vectors and subspaces, and a bound on the norms of products of random and deterministic matrices.

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@article{arxiv.1306.2872,
  title  = {Hanson-Wright inequality and sub-gaussian concentration},
  author = {Mark Rudelson and Roman Vershynin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.2872},
  year   = {2013}
}

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10 pages

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