Invariance principles for clocks

Invariance principles for random walks in cones

We prove invariance principles for a mulditimensional random walk conditioned to stay in a cone. Our first result concerns convergence towards the Brownian meander in the cone. Furthermore, we prove functional convergence of $h$-transformed random walk to the corresponding $h$-transform of the Brownian motion. Finally, we prove an invariance principle for bridges of a random walk in a cone.

Almost sure invariance principle for the Kantorovich distance between the empirical and the marginal distributions of strong mixing sequences

We prove a strong invariance principle for the Kantorovich distance between the empiricaldistribution and the marginal distribution of stationary $α$-mixing sequences.

Invariance principles for standard-normalized and self-normalized random fields

We investigate the invariance principle for set-indexed partial sums of a stationary field $(X\_{k})\_{k\in\mathbb{Z}^{d}}$ of martingale-difference or independent random variables under standard-normalization or self-normalization respectively.

The invariance principle and the large deviation for the biased random walk on $\mathbb{Z}^d$

In this paper, we establish the invariance principle and the large deviation for the biased random walk $RW_λ$ with $λ\in [0,1)$ on $\mathbb{Z}^d, d\geq 1$.

A quenched invariance principle for stationary processes

In this note, we prove a conditionally centered version of the quenched weak invariance principle under the Hannan condition, for stationary processes. In the course, we obtain a (new) construction of the fact that any stationary process may be seen as a functional of a Markov chain.

H{ö}lderian weak invariance principle under Maxwell and Woodroofe condition

We investigate the weak invariance principle in H{ö}lder spaces under some reinforcement of the Maxwell and Woodroofe condition.

Weak invariance principle in Besov spaces for stationary martingale differences

The classical Donsker weak invariance principle is extended to a Besov spaces framework. Polygonal line processes build from partial sums of stationary martingale differences as well independent and identically distributed random variables are considered. The results obtained are shown to be optimal.

An invariance principle for the law of the iterated logarithm for additive functionals of Markov chains

In this paper, we prove Strassen's strong invariance principle for a vector-valued additive functionals of a Markov chain via the martingale argument and the theory of fractional coboundaries. The hypothesis is a moment bound on the resolvent.

Quenched invariance principles for random walks with random conductances

We prove an almost sure invariance principle for a random walker among i.i.d. conductances in $\Z^d$, $d\geq 2$. We assume conductances are bounded from above but we dot require they are bounded from below.

A note on the invariance principle of the product of sums of random variables

In literature, the central limit theorems for the product of sums of various random variables have studied. The purpose of this note is to show that this kind of results are corollary of the invariance principle.

Holderian weak invariance principle under a Hannan type condition

We investigate the invariance principle in H{ö}lder spaces for strictly stationary martingale difference sequences. In particular, we show that the sufficient condition on the tail in the i.i.d. case does not extend to stationary ergodic martingale differences. We provide a sufficient condition on the conditional variance which guarantee the invariance principle in H{ö}lder spaces. We then deduce a condition in the spirit of Hannan one.

连续渗流簇中反射扩散的淬火不变性原理

Quenched Invariance Principle for a Reflecting Diffusion in a Continuum Percolation Cluster

本文研究了平稳遍历点过程上的连续渗流，在占据区域存在唯一无界簇且满足体积正则性和等周条件的假设下，证明了簇上反射扩散的淬火不变性原理。

An invariance principle for Brownian motion in random scenery

We prove an invariance principle for Brownian motion in Gaussian or Poissonian random scenery by the method of characteristic functions. Annealed asymptotic limits are derived in all dimensions, with a focus on the case of dimension $d=2$, which is the main new contribution of the paper.

Donsker's invariance principle under the sub-linear expectation with an application to Chung's law of the iterated logarithm

We prove a new Donsker's invariance principle for independent and identically distributed random variables under the sub-linear expectation. As applications, the small deviations and Chung's law of the iterated logarithm are obtained.

An Almost Sure Invariance Principle for Additive Functionals of Markov Chains

We prove an invariance principle (functional central limit theorem) for a vector-valued additive functional of a Markov chain for almost every starting point with respect to an ergodic equilibrium distribution. The hypothesis is a moment bound on the resolvent.

Invariance principle for stochastic processes with short memory

In this paper we give simple sufficient conditions for linear type processes with short memory that imply the invariance principle. Various examples including projective criterion are considered as applications. In particular, we treat the weak invariance principle for partial sums of linear processes with short memory. We prove that whenever the partial sums of innovations satisfy the $L_p$--invariance principle, then so does the partial sums of its corresponding linear process.

Holderian weak invariance principle for stationary mixing sequences

We provide some sufficient mixing conditions on a strictly stationary sequence in order to guarantee the weak invariance principle in Hölder spaces. Strong mixing and $ρ$-mixing conditions are investigated as well as $τ$-dependent sequences. The main tools are Fuk-Nagaev type inequalities for mixing sequences and a truncation argument.

A strictly stationary $β$-mixing process satisfying the central limit theorem but not the weak invariance principle

In 1983, N. Herrndorf proved that for a $ϕ$-mixing sequence satisfying the central limit theorem and $\liminf_{n\to\infty}\frac{σ^2_n}n>0$, the weak invariance principle takes place. The question whether for strictly stationary sequences with finite second moments and a weaker type ($α$, $β$, $ρ$) of mixing the central limit theorem implies the weak invariance principle remained open. We construct a strictly stationary $β$-mixing sequence with finite moments of any order and linear variance for which the central limit theorem takes place but not the weak invariance principle.

Quenched invariance principle for random walks on Delaunay triangulations

We consider simple random walks on Delaunay triangulations generated by point processes in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Under suitable assumptions on the point processes, we show that the random walk satisfies an almost sure (or quenched) invariance principle. This invariance principle holds for point processes which have clustering or repulsiveness properties including Poisson point processes, Mat{é}rn cluster and Mat{é}rn hardcore processes. The method relies on the decomposition of the process into a martingale part and a corrector which is proved to be negligible at the diffusive scale.

On the invariance principle for empirical processes of associated sequences

We consider empirical processes generated by strictly stationary sequences of associated random variables. S. Louhichi established an invariance principle for such processes, assuming that the covariance function decays rapidly enough. We show that under certain conditions imposed on the pairwise distributions of the random variables in question the restrictions on the rate of decay of the covariance function can be relaxed.

An invariance principle for fractional Brownian sheets

We establish a central limit theorem for partial sums of stationary linear random fields with dependent innovations, and an invariance principle for anisotropic fractional Brownian sheets. Our result is a generalization of the invariance principle for fractional Brownian motions by Dedecker et al. (2011) to high dimensions. A key ingredient of their argument, the martingale approximation, is replaced by an m-approximation argument. An important tool of our approach is a moment inequality for stationary random fields recently established by El Machkouri et al. (2011).

Total variation distance between stochastic polynomials and invariance principles

The goal of this paper is to estimate the total variation distance between two general stochastic polynomials. As a consequence one obtains an invariance principle for such polynomials. This generalizes known results concerning the total variation distance between two multiple stochastic integrals on one hand, and invariance principles in Kolmogorov distance for multi-linear stochastic polynomials on the other hand. As an application we first discuss the asymptotic behavior of U-statistics associated to polynomial kernels. Moreover we also give an example of CLT associated to quadratic forms.

Rates of convergence in the strong invariance principle for non adapted sequences. Application to ergodic automorphisms of the torus

In this paper, we give rates of convergence in the strong invariance principle for non-adapted sequences satisfying projective criteria. The results apply to the iterates of ergodic automorphisms T of the d-dimensional torus, even in the non hyperbolic case. In this context, we give a large class of unbounded functions f from the d-dimensional torus to R, for which the partial sum foT+ foT^2 + ... + foT^n satisfies a strong invariance principle with an explicit rate of convergence.

Quenched invariance principles for random walks on percolation clusters

We prove the almost sure ('quenched') invariance principle for a random walker on an infinite Bernoulli percolation cluster in $\Z^d$ where $d$ is larger or equal than 2.

Invariance principle for random walks on dynamically averaging random conductances

We prove an invariance principle for continuous-time random walks in a dynamically averaging environment on $\mathbb Z$. In the beginning, the conductances may fluctuate substantially, but we assume that as time proceeds, the fluctuations decrease according to a typical diffusive scaling and eventually approach constant unit conductances. The proof relies on a coupling with the standard continuous time simple random walk.

Invariance principle for the maximal position process of branching Brownian motion in random environment

In this paper we study the maximal position process of branching Brownian motion in random spatial environment. The random environment is given by a process $ξ= \left(ξ(x)\right)_{x\in\mathbb{R}}$ satisfying certain conditions. We show that the maximum position $M_t$ of particles alive at time $t$ satisfies a quenched strong law of large numbers and an annealed invariance principle.

Conditions for ballisticity and invariance principle for random walk in non-elliptic random environment

We study the asymptotic behaviour of random walks in i.i.d. non-elliptic random environments on $\mathbb{Z}^d$. Standard conditions (and proofs) for ballisticity and the central limit theorem require ellipticity. We use oriented percolation and martingale arguments to give non-trivial local conditions for ballisticity and an annealed invariance principle in the non-elliptic setting.

非周期随机游走：一致估计、局部极限与不变原理

Aperiodic random walks: uniform estimates, local limits and invariance principles

本文针对带一致指数尾的非周期整数值随机游走三角阵列，证明了一致端点估计、局部极限与条件桥不变原理，其增量律可随尺度参数变化，端点估计覆盖所有非负高度。

Recent advances in invariance principles for stationary sequences

In this paper we survey some recent results on the central limit theorem and its weak invariance principle for stationary sequences. We also describe several maximal inequalities that are the main tool for obtaining the invariance principles, and also they have interest in themselves. The classes of dependent random variables considered will be martingale-like sequences, mixing sequences, linear processes, additive functionals of ergodic Markov chains.

非齐次丢番图逼近的不变性原理

The invariance principle for inhomogeneous Diophantine approximations

本文利用累积量方法，通过仿射格点空间上高阶相关性的有效混合，证明了非齐次丢番图逼近的中心极限定理与不变性原理。

Symmetric exclusion as a random environment: invariance principle

We establish an invariance principle for a one-dimensional random walk in a dynamical random environment given by a speed-change exclusion process. The jump probabilities of the walk depend on the configuration of the exclusion in a finite box around the walker. The environment starts from equilibrium. After a suitable space-time rescaling, the random walk converges to a sum of two independent processes, a Brownian motion and a Gaussian process with stationary increments.

An invariance principle for the two-dimensional parabolic Anderson model with small potential

We prove an invariance principle for the two-dimensional lattice parabolic Anderson model with small potential. As applications we deduce a Donsker type convergence result for a discrete random polymer measure, as well as a universality result for the spectrum of discrete random Schrödinger operators on large boxes with small potentials. Our proof is based on paracontrolled distributions and some basic results for multiple stochastic integrals of discrete martingales.

Strassen's invariance principle for random walk in random environment

In this paper, we consider random walk in random environment on $\mathbb{Z}^{d}\,(d\geq1)$ and prove the Strassen's strong invariance principle for this model, via martingale argument and the theory of fractional coboundaries of Derriennic and Lin \cite{DL}, under some conditions which require the variance of the quenched mean has a subdiffusive bound. The results partially fill the gaps between law of large numbers and central limit theorems.

Deviation inequalities for martingales with applications to linear regressions and weak invariance principles

Using changes of probability measure developed by \mbox{Grama} and Haeusler (Stochastic Process.\ Appl., 2000), we obtain two generalizations of the deviation inequalities of Lanzinger and Stadtmüller (Stochastic Process.\ Appl., 2000) and Fuk and Nagaev (Theory Probab. Appl., 1971) to the case of martingales. Our inequalities recover the best possible decaying rate of independent case. Applications to linear regressions and weak invariance principles for martingales are provided.

Invariance Principle for the Random Conductance Model with dynamic bounded Conductances

We study a continuous time random walk X in an environment of dynamic random conductances. We assume that the conductances are stationary ergodic, uniformly bounded and bounded away from zero and polynomially mixing in space and time. We prove a quenched invariance principle for X, and obtain Green's functions bounds and a local limit theorem. We also discuss a connection to stochastic interface models.

Strong invariance principles for dependent random variables

We establish strong invariance principles for sums of stationary and ergodic processes with nearly optimal bounds. Applications to linear and some nonlinear processes are discussed. Strong laws of large numbers and laws of the iterated logarithm are also obtained under easily verifiable conditions.

Quenched invariance principle for random walk in time-dependent balanced random environment

We prove a quenched central limit theorem for balanced random walks in time dependent ergodic random environments which is not necessarily nearest-neigbhor. We assume that the environment satisfies appropriate ergodicity and ellipticity conditions. The proof is based on the use of a maximum principle for parabolic difference operators.

Invariance principles for integrated random walks conditioned to stay positive

Let $S(n)$ be a centered random walk with finite second moment. We consider the integrated random walk $T(n) = S(0)+S(1)+\dots+S(n)$. We prove invariance principles for the meander and for the bridge of this process, under the condition that the integrated random walk remains positive. Furthermore, we prove the functional convergence of its Doob's $h$-transform to the $h$-transform of the Kolmogorov diffusion conditioned to stay positive.

Strong invariance principles with rate for "reverse" martingales and applications

In this paper, we obtain almost sure invariance principles with rate of order $n^{1/p}\log^βn$, $2< p\le 4$, for sums associated to a sequence of reverse martingale differences. Then, we apply those results to obtain similar conclusions in the context of some non-invertible dynamical systems. For instance we treat several classes of uniformly expanding maps of the interval (for possibly unbounded functions). A general result for $ϕ$-dependent sequences is obtained in the course.

A quenched invariance principle for certain ballistic random walks in i.i.d. environments

We prove that every random walk in i.i.d. environment in dimension greater than or equal to 2 that has an almost sure positive speed in a certain direction, an annealed invariance principle and some mild integrability condition for regeneration times also satisfies a quenched invariance principle. The argument is based on intersection estimates and a theorem of Bolthausen and Sznitman.

Almost Sure Invariance Principle for Continuous-Space Random Walk in Dynamic Random Environment

We consider a random walk on $\R^d$ in a polynomially mixing random environment that is refreshed at each time step. We use a martingale approach to give a necessary and sufficient condition for the almost-sure functional central limit theorem to hold.

The principle of invariance in the Donsker form to the partial sum processes of finite order moving averages

We consider the process of partial sums of moving averages of finite order with a regular varying memory function, constructed from a stationary sequence, variance of the sum of which is a regularly varying function. We study the Gaussian approximation of this process of partial sums with the aid of a certain class of Gaussian processes, and obtain sufficient conditions for the $C$-convergence in the invariance principle in the Donsker form

Invariance principle for the random conductance model with unbounded conductances

We study a continuous time random walk $X$ in an environment of i.i.d. random conductances $μ_e\in[1,\infty)$. We obtain heat kernel bounds and prove a quenched invariance principle for $X$. This holds even when ${\mathbb{E}}μ_e=\infty$.

Invariance principle via orthomartingale approximation

We obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for the orthomartingale-coboundary decomposition. We establish a sufficient condition for the approximation of the partial sums of a strictly stationary random fields by those of stationary orthomartingale differences. This condition can be checked under multidimensional analogues of the Hannan condition and the Maxwell-Woodroofe condition.

Invariance principles for local times in regenerative settings

Consider a stochastic process $\mathfrak{X}$, regenerative at a state $x$ which is instantaneous and regular. Let $L$ be a regenerative local time for $\mathfrak{X}$ at $x$. Suppose furthermore that $\mathfrak{X}$ can be approximated by discrete time regenerative processes $\mathfrak{X}^n$ for which $x$ is accesible. We give conditions on $\mathfrak{X}$ and $\mathfrak{X}^n$ so that the naturally defined local time of $\mathfrak{X}^n$ converges weakly to $L$. This limit theorem generalizes previous invariance principles that have appeared in the literature.

Quenched invariance principle for multidimensional ballistic random walk in a random environment with a forbidden direction

We consider a ballistic random walk in an i.i.d. random environment that does not allow retreating in a certain fixed direction. We prove an invariance principle (functional central limit theorem) under almost every fixed environment. The assumptions are nonnestling, at least two spatial dimensions, and a $2+ε$ moment for the step of the walk uniformly in the environment. The main point behind the invariance principle is that the quenched mean of the walk behaves subdiffusively.

Almost sure invariance principle of $β-$mixing time series in Hilbert space

Inspired by \citet{Berkes14} and \citet{Wu07}, we prove an almost sure invariance principle for stationary $β-$mixing stochastic processes defined on Hilbert space. Our result can be applied to Markov chain satisfying Meyn-Tweedie type Lyapunov condition and thus generalises the contraction condition in \citet[Example 2.2]{Berkes14}. We prove our main theorem by the big and small blocks technique and an embedding result in \citet{gotze2011estimates}. Our result is further applied to the ergodic Markov chain and functional autoregressive processes.

Invariance Principles for Tempered Fractionally Integrated Processes

We discuss invariance principles for autoregressive tempered fractionally integrated moving averages in $α$-stable $(1< α\le 2)$ i.i.d. innovations and related tempered linear processes with vanishing tempering parameter $λ\sim λ_*/N$. We show that the limit of the partial sums process takes a different form in the weakly tempered ($λ_* = 0$), strongly tempered ($λ_* = \infty$), and moderately tempered ($0<λ_* < \infty$) cases. These results are used to derive the limit distribution of the OLS estimate of AR(1) unit root with weakly, strongly, and moderately tempered moving average errors.

Invariance principles for random sums of random variables

This note investigates invariance principles for sums of N(nt) iid radom variables, where n is an integer, t is a positive real number and N(u) is a stochastic process with nonnegative integer values. We show that the sequence of sums of these random variables denoted S(n,t), when appropriately centered and normalized, weakly converges to a Gaussian process. We give sufficient conditions depending on the expectation of N(nt) which allows to rescale S(n,t) into a stochastic S(n,a(t)) weakly converging to a Brownian motion.

Invariance Principle for symmetric Diffusions in a degenerate and unbounded stationary and ergodic Random Medium

We study a symmetric diffusion $X$ on $\mathbb{R}^d$ in divergence form in a stationary and ergodic environment, with measurable unbounded and degenerate coefficients $a^ω$. The diffusion is formally associated with $L^ωu = \nabla\cdot(a^ω\nabla u)$, and we make sense of it through Dirichlet forms theory. We prove for $X$ a quenched invariance principle, under some moment conditions on the environment; the key tool is the sublinearity of the corrector obtained by Moser's iteration scheme.

An almost sure invariance principle for some classes of non-stationary mixing sequences

In this note we (in particular) prove an almost sure invariance principle (ASIP) for non-stationary and uniformly bounded sequences of random variables which are exponentially fast $ϕ$-mixing. The obtained rate is of order $o(V_n^{\frac14+\del})$ for an arbitrary $\del>0$, where $V_n$ is the variance of the underlying partial sums $S_n$. For certain classes of inhomogeneous Markov chains we also prove a vector-valued ASIP with similar rates.

Quenched invariance principle for random walks in balanced random environment

We consider random walks in a balanced random environment in $\mathbb{Z}^d$, $d\geq 2$. We first prove an invariance principle (for $d\ge2$) and the transience of the random walks when $d\ge 3$ (recurrence when $d=2$) in an ergodic environment which is not uniformly elliptic but satisfies certain moment condition. Then, using percolation arguments, we show that under mere ellipticity, the above results hold for random walks in i.i.d. balanced environments.

Invariance Principle for the one-dimensional dynamic Random Conductance Model under Moment Conditions

Recent progress in the understanding of quenched invariance principles (QIP) for a continuous-time random walk on $\mathbb{Z}^d$ in an environment of dynamical random conductances is reviewed and extended to the $1$-dimensional case. The law of the conductances is assumed to be ergodic with respect to time-space shifts and satisfies certain integrability conditions.

Almost Sure Invariance Principle for Random Distance Expanding Maps with a Nonuniform Decay of Correlations

We prove a quenched almost sure invariance principle for certain classes of random distance expanding dynamical systems which do not necessarily exhibit uniform decay of correlations.