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Limit theorems for monotonic convolution and the Chernoff product formula

Operator Algebras 2013-02-20 v4 Probability

Abstract

Bercovici and Pata showed that the correspondence between classically, freely, and Boolean infinitely divisible distributions holds on the level of limit theorems. We extend this correspondence also to distributions infinitely divisible with respect to the additive monotone convolution. Because of non-commutativity of this convolution, we use a new technique based on the Chernoff product formula. In fact, the correspondence between the Boolean and monotone limit theorems extends from probability measures to positive measures of total weight at most one. Finally, we study this correspondence for multiplicative monotone convolution, where the Bercovici-Pata bijection no longer holds.

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@article{arxiv.1209.4260,
  title  = {Limit theorems for monotonic convolution and the Chernoff product formula},
  author = {Michael Anshelevich and John D. Williams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.4260},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

v4: minor corrections. v3: Results extended from probability measures to finite measures. v2: Significant improvements following comments by J.C. Wang; Introduction also modified

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