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Independent linear forms on the group $\Omega_p$

Number Theory 2017-11-29 v1 Probability

Abstract

Let Ωp\Omega_p be the group of pp-adic numbers, ξ1 \xi_1, ξ2\xi_2, ξ3\xi_3 be independent random variables with values in Ωp\Omega_p and distributions μ1\mu_1, μ2\mu_2, μ3\mu_3. Let αj,βj,γj\alpha_j, \beta_j, \gamma_j be topological automorphisms of Ωp\Omega_p. We consider linear forms L1=α1ξ1+α2ξ2+α3ξ3L_1 = \alpha_1\xi_1 + \alpha_2 \xi_2+\alpha_3 \xi_3, L2=β1ξ1+β2ξ2+β3ξ3L_2=\beta_1\xi_1 + \beta_2 \xi_2+ \beta_3 \xi_3 and L3=γ1ξ1+γ2ξ2+γ3ξ3L_3=\gamma_1\xi_1 + \gamma_2 \xi_2+ \gamma_3 \xi_3. Assuming that the linear forms L1L_1, L2L_2 and L3L_3 are independent, we describe possible distributions μ1\mu_1, μ2\mu_2, μ3\mu_3. This theorem is an analogue of the well-known Skitovich-Darmois theorem, where a Gaussian distribution on the real line is characterized by the independence of two linear forms.

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@article{arxiv.1711.10387,
  title  = {Independent linear forms on the group $\Omega_p$},
  author = {Margaryta Myronyuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.10387},
  year   = {2017}
}

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arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1307.8284 by other authors

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