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Sticky central limit theorems at isolated hyperbolic planar singularities

Probability 2015-07-14 v2 Metric Geometry Statistics Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

We derive the limiting distribution of the barycenter bnb_n of an i.i.d. sample of nn random points on a planar cone with angular spread larger than 2π2\pi. There are three mutually exclusive possibilities: (i) (fully sticky case) after a finite random time the barycenter is almost surely at the origin; (ii) (partly sticky case) the limiting distribution of nbn\sqrt{n} b_n comprises a point mass at the origin, an open sector of a Gaussian, and the projection of a Gaussian to the sector's bounding rays; or (iii) (nonsticky case) the barycenter stays away from the origin and the renormalized fluctuations have a fully supported limit distribution---usually Gaussian but not always. We conclude with an alternative, topological definition of stickiness that generalizes readily to measures on general metric spaces.

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@article{arxiv.1410.6879,
  title  = {Sticky central limit theorems at isolated hyperbolic planar singularities},
  author = {Stephan Huckemann and Jonathan C. Mattingly and Ezra Miller and James Nolen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.6879},
  year   = {2015}
}

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revised version, 39 pages

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