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Optimization-Free Concentrated Matrix-Exponentials

Probability 2026-04-30 v1 Numerical Analysis Numerical Analysis

Abstract

Near-deterministic positive delays require highly concentrated distributions, but phase-type models are constrained by the Erlang variance limit. While matrix-exponential distributions can empirically bypass this barrier, prior low-variance constructions relied entirely on numerical optimization. We propose an explicit family of concentrated matrix-exponential densities for the unit delay, obtained by raising the trigonometric Fej\'er kernel to logarithmic power. With exact moments and closed-form parameters, this gives the first analytical proof of a matrix-exponential class that asymptotically surpasses the Erlang bound.

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@article{arxiv.2604.26304,
  title  = {Optimization-Free Concentrated Matrix-Exponentials},
  author = {Maria Laura Battagliola and Oscar Peralta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.26304},
  year   = {2026}
}
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