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One-dimensional exponential families with constant Hessian scalar curvature

Differential Geometry 2019-06-07 v1

Abstract

We give a complete classification of 1-dimensional exponential families E\mathcal{E} defined over a finite space Ω={x0,...,xn}\Omega=\{x_{0}, ...,x_{n}\} whose Hessian scalar curvature is constant. We observe an interesting phenomenon: if E\mathcal{E} has constant Hessian scalar curvature, say λ\lambda, then λ=2k\lambda=\tfrac{2}{k} for some positive integer kmk\leq m. We also discuss the central role played by the binomial distribution in this classification.

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@article{arxiv.1906.02271,
  title  = {One-dimensional exponential families with constant Hessian scalar curvature},
  author = {Mathieu Molitor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.02271},
  year   = {2019}
}