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A fixed-point approach to non-commutative central limit theorems

Probability 2026-03-30 v7 Operator Algebras

Abstract

We show how the renormalization group approach can be used to prove quantitative central limit theorems (CLTs) in the setting of free, Boolean, bi-free and bi-Boolean independence under finite third moment assumptions. The proofs rely on the construction of a contraction on a subspace of probability measures over R\mathbb{R} (or R2\mathbb{R}^2) equipped with a suitable metric, which has the appropriate analogue of a Gaussian distribution as a fixed point (for instance, the semi-circle law in the case of free independence). In all cases, this yields a convergence rate of 1/n1/\sqrt{n}, and we show that this can be improved to 1/n1/n in some instances under stronger assumptions.

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@article{arxiv.2305.06960,
  title  = {A fixed-point approach to non-commutative central limit theorems},
  author = {Jad Hamdan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.06960},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

11 pages; corrected errors and improved exposition

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