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April 2021 A.s. convergence for infinite colour Pólya urns associated with random walks
Svante Janson
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Ark. Mat. 59(1): 87-123 (April 2021). DOI: 10.4310/ARKIV.2021.v59.n1.a4

Abstract

We consider Pólya urns with infinitely many colours that are of a random walk type, in two related versions. We show that the colour distribution a.s., after rescaling, converges to a normal distribution, assuming only second moments on the offset distribution. This improves results by Bandyopadhyay and Thacker (2014–2017; convergence in probability), and Mailler and Marckert (2017; a.s. convergence assuming exponential moment).

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Partly supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

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Svante Janson. "A.s. convergence for infinite colour Pólya urns associated with random walks." Ark. Mat. 59 (1) 87 - 123, April 2021. https://doi.org/10.4310/ARKIV.2021.v59.n1.a4

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Received: 19 June 2019; Accepted: 27 October 2020; Published: April 2021
First available in Project Euclid: 1 March 2023

Digital Object Identifier: 10.4310/ARKIV.2021.v59.n1.a4

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Primary: 60C05

Vol.59 • No. 1 • April 2021
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