Homotopical perspective on statistical quantities

Journal of Homotopy and Related Structures volume 16, pages155–173(2021)Cite this article

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We introduce the notion of cumulants as applied to linear maps between associative (or commutative) algebras that are not compatible with the algebraic product structure. These cumulants have a close relationship with \(A_{\infty }\) and \(C_{\infty }\) morphisms, which are the classical homotopical tools for analyzing deformations of algebraically compatible linear maps. We look at these two different perspectives to understand how infinity-morphisms might inform our understanding of cumulants. We show that in the presence of an \(A_{\infty }\) or \(C_{\infty }\) morphism, the relevant cumulants are strongly homotopic to zero.

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Ranade, N. Homotopical perspective on statistical quantities. J. Homotopy Relat. Struct. 16, 155–173 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40062-020-00273-1

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Keywords

  • Cumulants
  • Boolean cumulants
  • A infinity and C infinity morphisms