Concentration and central limit theorem for the averaging process on $\mathbb{Z}^{d}$

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contents In the averaging process on a graph $G = (V, E)$, a random mass distribution $η$ on $V$ is repeatedly updated via transformations of the form $η_{v}, η_{w} \mapsto (η_{v} + η_{w})/2$, with updates made according to independent Poisson clocks associated to the edge set $E$. We study the averaging process when $G$ is the integer lattice $\mathbb{Z}^{d}$. We prove that the process has tight asymptotic concentration around its mean in the $\ell^{1}$ and $\ell^{2}$ norms and use this to prove a central limit theorem. Previous work by Nagahata and Yoshida implies the central limit theorem when $d \geq 3$. Our results extend this to hold for all $d \geq 1$, and our techniques are likely applicable to other processes for which previously only the $d \geq 3$ case was tractable.
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spellingShingle Concentration and central limit theorem for the averaging process on $\mathbb{Z}^{d}$
Eide, Austin
Probability
Combinatorics
60K35
In the averaging process on a graph $G = (V, E)$, a random mass distribution $η$ on $V$ is repeatedly updated via transformations of the form $η_{v}, η_{w} \mapsto (η_{v} + η_{w})/2$, with updates made according to independent Poisson clocks associated to the edge set $E$. We study the averaging process when $G$ is the integer lattice $\mathbb{Z}^{d}$. We prove that the process has tight asymptotic concentration around its mean in the $\ell^{1}$ and $\ell^{2}$ norms and use this to prove a central limit theorem. Previous work by Nagahata and Yoshida implies the central limit theorem when $d \geq 3$. Our results extend this to hold for all $d \geq 1$, and our techniques are likely applicable to other processes for which previously only the $d \geq 3$ case was tractable.
title Concentration and central limit theorem for the averaging process on $\mathbb{Z}^{d}$
topic Probability
Combinatorics
60K35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02351