On the moments of the volume for random convex chains

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Main Authors: Gusakova, Anna, Muranova, Anna
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author Gusakova, Anna
Muranova, Anna
author_facet Gusakova, Anna
Muranova, Anna
contents Let $T$ be the triangle in the plane with vertices $(0, 0)$, $(0,1)$ and $(0, 1)$. The convex hull $T_n$ of points $(0, 1)$, $(1, 0)$ and $n$ independent random points uniformly distributed in $T$ is the random convex chain. In this paper we study the moments of the volume of random polytope $T_n$ and derive exact formulas for $k$-th moments for any integer $k\ge 0$. As an intermediate result, we find an explicit representation for the probability generating function of the number of vertices of $T_n$, from which an alternative formula for the probability that $T_n$ has $k$ vertices follows.
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spellingShingle On the moments of the volume for random convex chains
Gusakova, Anna
Muranova, Anna
Probability
Combinatorics
52A22, 60D05, 33C05, 05A15
Let $T$ be the triangle in the plane with vertices $(0, 0)$, $(0,1)$ and $(0, 1)$. The convex hull $T_n$ of points $(0, 1)$, $(1, 0)$ and $n$ independent random points uniformly distributed in $T$ is the random convex chain. In this paper we study the moments of the volume of random polytope $T_n$ and derive exact formulas for $k$-th moments for any integer $k\ge 0$. As an intermediate result, we find an explicit representation for the probability generating function of the number of vertices of $T_n$, from which an alternative formula for the probability that $T_n$ has $k$ vertices follows.
title On the moments of the volume for random convex chains
topic Probability
Combinatorics
52A22, 60D05, 33C05, 05A15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15807