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On conditional extreme values of random vectors with polar representation

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An effective approach for studying the asymptotics of bivariate random vectors is to search for the limits of conditional probabilities where the conditioning variable becomes large. In this context, elliptical and related distributions have been extensively investigated. A quite general model was presented by Fougères and Soulier (Limit conditional distributions for bivariate vectors with polar representation in Stochastic Models, 2010), who derived a conditional limit theorem for random vectors (X, Y) with a polar representation R · (u(T), v(T)), where R, T are stochastically independent and R is in the Gumbel max-domain of attraction. We reformulate their assumptions, such that they have a simpler structure, display more clearly the geometry of the curves (u(t), v(t)) and allow us to deduce interesting generalizations into two directions:

  • u has several global maxima instead of only one,

  • the curve (u(t), v(t)) is no longer differentiable, but forms a “cusp”.

The latter generalization yields results where only random norming leads to a non-degenerate limit statement. Ideas and results are elucidated by several figures.

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Seifert, M.I. On conditional extreme values of random vectors with polar representation. Extremes 17, 193–219 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10687-013-0179-0

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