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Mathematical Research Letters
Volume 11 (2004)
Number 4
Asymptotic behaviour under iterated random linear transformations
Pages: 467 – 480
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4310/MRL.2004.v11.n4.a6
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Abstract
Let $V$ be a finite-dimensional real vector space. We describe conditions for a sequence of the form $\{\mu^i*\nu\}$, where $\mu$ is a probability measure on ${\mathop{\rm GL}\nolimits}(V)$ ($\mu^i$ denotes the $i$-th convolution power of $\mu$) and $\nu$ is a finite positive measure on $V$, to converge in distribution (in the vague topology) to the zero measure on $V$. The conditions depend on $\mu$ only via the closed subgroup of ${\mathop{\rm GL}\nolimits}(V)$ generated by the support of $\mu$.
Published 1 January 2004