Conformal Holonomy of the Bivariate Gaussian Manifold
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| author | Reid, James A. |
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| contents | Statistical manifolds, the parameter spaces of smooth families of probability density functions, are the central objects of study in information geometry. While the elementary differential geometry of Riemannian statistical manifolds is well-known, their conformal geometry remains entirely unexplored. In this article, we begin this programme of exploration by determining some invariants of the conformal structure of the Fisher-Rao metric. Specifically, we study the holonomy of a conformally-invariant connection on the standard tractor bundle of the bivariate Gaussian manifold. It is found that for a generic pair of random variables, the conformal holonomy group is the identity-connected component of the indefinite special orthogonal group, $SO^{0}(1,6)$. Remarkably, however, when the random variables are statistically independent, the conformal holonomy representation is reducible and the conformal holonomy group is $SO^{0}(1,4)$. |
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| spellingShingle | Conformal Holonomy of the Bivariate Gaussian Manifold Reid, James A. Differential Geometry 53B12, 53C18, 53C25, 53C29, 62H10 Statistical manifolds, the parameter spaces of smooth families of probability density functions, are the central objects of study in information geometry. While the elementary differential geometry of Riemannian statistical manifolds is well-known, their conformal geometry remains entirely unexplored. In this article, we begin this programme of exploration by determining some invariants of the conformal structure of the Fisher-Rao metric. Specifically, we study the holonomy of a conformally-invariant connection on the standard tractor bundle of the bivariate Gaussian manifold. It is found that for a generic pair of random variables, the conformal holonomy group is the identity-connected component of the indefinite special orthogonal group, $SO^{0}(1,6)$. Remarkably, however, when the random variables are statistically independent, the conformal holonomy representation is reducible and the conformal holonomy group is $SO^{0}(1,4)$. |
| title | Conformal Holonomy of the Bivariate Gaussian Manifold |
| topic | Differential Geometry 53B12, 53C18, 53C25, 53C29, 62H10 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.04782 |