Limit theorems for the distance of random points in $l_p^n$-balls
Probability
2026-01-01 v1
Abstract
In this paper, we prove that the Euclidean distance between two independent random vectors uniformly distributed on -balls or on its boundary satisfies a central limit theorem as tends to . Also, we give a compact proof of the case of the sphere, which was proved by Hammersley. Furthermore, we complement our central limit theorem by providing large deviation principles for the cases .
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@article{arxiv.2512.24367,
title = {Limit theorems for the distance of random points in $l_p^n$-balls},
author = {David Alonso-Gutiérrez and Javier Martín Goñi and Joscha Prochno},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.24367},
year = {2026}
}