• Title of article

    Multivariate quadratic forms of random vectors

  • Author/Authors

    Blacher، نويسنده , , René، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    دوفصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
  • Pages
    22
  • From page
    2
  • To page
    23
  • Abstract
    We obtain the distribution of the sum of n random vectors and the distribution of their quadratic forms: their densities are expanded in series of Hermite and Laguerre polynomials. We do not suppose that these vectors are independent. In particular, we apply these results to multivariate quadratic forms of Gaussian vectors. We obtain also their densities expanded in Mac Laurin series or in the form of an integral. By this last result, we introduce a new method of computation which can be much simpler than the previously known techniques. In particular, we introduce a new method in the very classical univariate case. We remark that we do not assume the independence of normal variables.
  • Keywords
    Laguerre polynomials , Gaussian vectors , Moments , Fourier transforms , Quadratic forms , Hermite polynomials
  • Journal title
    Journal of Multivariate Analysis
  • Serial Year
    2003
  • Journal title
    Journal of Multivariate Analysis
  • Record number

    1557914