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Three central limit theorems for the unbounded excursion component of a Gaussian field

Probability 2026-02-24 v3

Abstract

For a smooth, stationary Gaussian field ff on Euclidean space with fast correlation decay, there is a critical level c\ell_c such that the excursion set {f}\{f\geq\ell\} contains a (unique) unbounded component if and only if <c\ell<\ell_c. We prove central limit theorems for the volume, surface area and Euler characteristic of this unbounded component restricted to a growing box. For planar fields, the results hold at all supercritical levels (i.e. all <c\ell<\ell_c). In higher dimensions the results hold at all sufficiently low levels (all <c<c\ell<-\ell_c<\ell_c) but could be extended to all supercritical levels by proving the decay of truncated connection probabilities. Our proof is based on the martingale central limit theorem.

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@article{arxiv.2403.03033,
  title  = {Three central limit theorems for the unbounded excursion component of a Gaussian field},
  author = {Michael McAuley},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.03033},
  year   = {2026}
}
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