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Mathlib.Probability.Distributions.Gaussian.CharFun

Facts about Gaussian characteristic function #

In this file we prove that Gaussian measures over a Banach space E are exactly those measures μ such that there exist m : E and f : StrongDual ℝ E →L[ℝ] StrongDual ℝ E →L[ℝ] ℝ positive semidefinite (satisfying f.toBilinForm.IsPosSemidef) such that charFunDual μ L = exp (L m * I - f L L / 2). We also prove that such m and f are unique and equal to ∫ x, x ∂μ and covarianceBilinDual μ.

We also specialize these statements in the case of Hilbert spaces, with f : E →L[ℝ] E →L[ℝ] ℝ, charFun μ t = exp (⟪t, m⟫ * I - f t t / 2) and f = covarianceBilin μ.

Main statements #

Tags #

Gaussian measure, characteristic function

The measure μ is Gaussian if and only if there exist m : E and f : StrongDual ℝ E →L[ℝ] StrongDual ℝ E →L[ℝ] ℝ satisfying f.toBilinForm.IsPosSemidef and charFunDual μ L = exp (L m * I - f L L / 2).

Two Gaussian measures are equal if they have same mean and same covariance.

Two Gaussian measures are equal if and only if they have same mean and same covariance.

The measure μ is Gaussian if and only if there exist m : E and f : E →L[ℝ] E →L[ℝ] ℝ satisfying f.toBilinForm.IsPosSemidef and charFun μ t = exp (⟪t, m⟫ * I - f t t / 2).

If the characteristic function of μ takes the form of a gaussian characteristic function, then the parameters have to be the expectation and the covariance bilinear form.

Two Gaussian measures are equal if they have same mean and same covariance. This is IsGaussian.ext_covarianceBilinDual specialized to Hilbert spaces.

Two Gaussian measures are equal if and only if they have same mean and same covariance. This is IsGaussian.ext_iff_covarianceBilinDual specialized to Hilbert spaces.