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Random Dirichlet series arising from records

Probability 2016-01-01 v2 Classical Analysis and ODEs Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We study the distributions of the random Dirichlet series with parameters (s,β)(s, \beta) defined by S=n=1Inns, S=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{I_n}{n^s}, where (In)(I_n) is a sequence of independent Bernoulli random variables, InI_n taking value 11 with probability 1/nβ1/n^\beta and value 00 otherwise. Random series of this type are motivated by the record indicator sequences which have been studied in extreme value theory in statistics. We show that when s>0s>0 and 0<β10< \beta \le 1 with s+β>1s+\beta>1 the distribution of SS has a density; otherwise it is purely atomic or not defined because of divergence. In particular, in the case when s>0s>0 and β=1\beta=1, we prove that for every 0<s<10<s<1 the density is bounded and continuous, whereas for every s>1s>1 it is unbounded. In the case when s>0s>0 and 0<β<10<\beta<1 with s+β>1s+\beta>1, the density is smooth. To show the absolute continuity, we obtain estimates of the Fourier transforms, employing van der Corput's method to deal with number-theoretic problems. We also give further regularity results of the densities, and present an example of non atomic singular distribution which is induced by the series restricted to the primes.

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@article{arxiv.1505.06428,
  title  = {Random Dirichlet series arising from records},
  author = {Ron Peled and Yuval Peres and Jim Pitman and Ryokichi Tanaka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.06428},
  year   = {2016}
}

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16 pages, 1 figure

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