Three central limit theorems for the unbounded excursion component of a Gaussian field
Probability
2026-02-24 v3
Abstract
For a smooth, stationary Gaussian field on Euclidean space with fast correlation decay, there is a critical level such that the excursion set contains a (unique) unbounded component if and only if . We prove central limit theorems for the volume, surface area and Euler characteristic of this unbounded component restricted to a growing box. For planar fields, the results hold at all supercritical levels (i.e. all ). In higher dimensions the results hold at all sufficiently low levels (all ) but could be extended to all supercritical levels by proving the decay of truncated connection probabilities. Our proof is based on the martingale central limit theorem.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2403.03033,
title = {Three central limit theorems for the unbounded excursion component of a Gaussian field},
author = {Michael McAuley},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.03033},
year = {2026}
}