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Estimating the covariance of random matrices

Probability 2015-11-16 v2

Abstract

We extend to the matrix setting a recent result of Srivastava-Vershynin about estimating the covariance matrix of a random vector. The result can be in- terpreted as a quantified version of the law of large numbers for positive semi-definite matrices which verify some regularity assumption. Beside giving examples, we dis- cuss the notion of log-concave matrices and give estimates on the smallest and largest eigenvalues of a sum of such matrices.

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@article{arxiv.1301.6607,
  title  = {Estimating the covariance of random matrices},
  author = {Pierre Youssef},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.6607},
  year   = {2015}
}

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29 pages

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