Non-Gaussian limits for diameter and perimeter of convex hulls of multiple random walks
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| author | Cygan, Wojciech Kralj, Tomislav Sandrić, Nikola Šebek, Stjepan Wade, Andrew Wong, Mo Dick |
| author_facet | Cygan, Wojciech Kralj, Tomislav Sandrić, Nikola Šebek, Stjepan Wade, Andrew Wong, Mo Dick |
| contents | We prove large-time $L^2$ and distributional limit theorems for perimeter and diameter of the convex hull of $N$ trajectories of planar random walks whose increments have finite second moments. Earlier work considered $N \in \{1,2\}$ and showed that, for generic configurations of the mean drifts of the walks, limits are Gaussian. For perimeter, we complete the picture for $N=2$ by showing that the exceptional cases are all non-Gaussian, with limits involving an Itô integral (two walks with the same non-zero drift) or a geometric functional of Brownian motion (one walk with zero drift and one with non-zero drift), and establish Gaussian limits for generic configurations when $N \geq 3$. For the diameter we obtain a complete picture for $N \geq 2$, with limits (Gaussian or non-Gaussian) described explicitly in terms of the drift configuration. Our approach unifies old and new results in an $L^2$-approximation framework that provides a multivariate extension of Wald's maximal central limit theorem for one-dimensional random walk, and gives certain best-possible approximation results for the convex hull in Hausdorff sense. We also provide variance asymptotics and limiting variances are described explicitly. |
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| spellingShingle | Non-Gaussian limits for diameter and perimeter of convex hulls of multiple random walks Cygan, Wojciech Kralj, Tomislav Sandrić, Nikola Šebek, Stjepan Wade, Andrew Wong, Mo Dick Probability 60G50 (Primary), 60D05, 60F15, 60J65, 52A22 (Secondary) We prove large-time $L^2$ and distributional limit theorems for perimeter and diameter of the convex hull of $N$ trajectories of planar random walks whose increments have finite second moments. Earlier work considered $N \in \{1,2\}$ and showed that, for generic configurations of the mean drifts of the walks, limits are Gaussian. For perimeter, we complete the picture for $N=2$ by showing that the exceptional cases are all non-Gaussian, with limits involving an Itô integral (two walks with the same non-zero drift) or a geometric functional of Brownian motion (one walk with zero drift and one with non-zero drift), and establish Gaussian limits for generic configurations when $N \geq 3$. For the diameter we obtain a complete picture for $N \geq 2$, with limits (Gaussian or non-Gaussian) described explicitly in terms of the drift configuration. Our approach unifies old and new results in an $L^2$-approximation framework that provides a multivariate extension of Wald's maximal central limit theorem for one-dimensional random walk, and gives certain best-possible approximation results for the convex hull in Hausdorff sense. We also provide variance asymptotics and limiting variances are described explicitly. |
| title | Non-Gaussian limits for diameter and perimeter of convex hulls of multiple random walks |
| topic | Probability 60G50 (Primary), 60D05, 60F15, 60J65, 52A22 (Secondary) |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.17590 |