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\lecture{9}{}{Percolation, Introduction to characteristic functions}
\subsubsection{Application: Percolation}
We will now discuss another application of Kolmogorov's $0-1$-law, percolation.
\begin{definition}[\vocab{Percolation}]
Consider the graph with nodes $\Z^d$, $d \ge 2$, where edges from the lattice are added with probability $p$. The added edges are called \vocab[Percolation!Edge!open]{open};
all other edges are called
\vocab[Percolation!Edge!closed]{closed}.
More formally, we consider
\begin{itemize}
\item $\Omega = \{0,1\}^{\bE_d}$, where $\bE_d$ are all edges in $\Z^d$,
\item $\cF \coloneqq \text{product $\sigma$-algebra}$,
\item $\bP \coloneqq \left(p \underbrace{\delta_{\{1\} }}_{\text{edge is open}} + (1-p) \underbrace{\delta_{\{0\} }}_{\text{edge is absent closed}}\right)^{\otimes \bE_d}$.
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}
\begin{question}
Starting at the origin, what is the probability, that there exists
an infinite path (without moving backwards)?
\end{question}
\begin{definition}
An \vocab{infinite path} consists of an infinite sequence of distinct points
$x_0, x_1, \ldots$
such that $x_n$ is connected to $x_{n+1}$, i.e.~the edge $\{x_n, x_{n+1}\}$ is open.
\end{definition}
Let $C_\infty \coloneqq \{\omega | \text{an infinite path exists}\}$.
\begin{exercise}
Show that changing the presence / absence of finitely many edges
does not change the existence of an infinite path.
Therefore $C_\infty$ is an element of the tail $\sigma$-algebra.
Hence $\bP(C_\infty) \in \{0,1\}$.
\end{exercise}
Obviously, $\bP(C_\infty)$ is monotonic with respect to $p$.
For $d = 2$ it is known that $p = \frac{1}{2}$ is the critical value.
For $d > 2$ this is unknown.
% TODO: more in the notes
We'll get back to percolation later.
\section{Characteristic Functions, Weak Convergence and the Central Limit Theorem}
% Characteristic functions are also known as the \vocab{Fourier transform}.
%Weak convergence is also known as \vocab{convergence in distribution} / \vocab{convergence in law}.
So far we have dealt with the average behaviour,
\[
\frac{\overbrace{X_1 + \ldots + X_n}^{\text{i.i.d.}}}{n} \to \bE(X_1).
\]
We now want to understand \vocab{fluctuations} from the average behaviour,
i.e.\[
X_1 + \ldots + X_n - n \cdot \bE(X_1).
\]
% TODO improve
The question is, what happens on other timescales than $n$?
An example is
\[
\frac{X_1 + \ldots + X_n - n \bE(X_1)}{\sqrt{n} } \xrightarrow{n \to \infty} hv \cN(0, \Var(X_i)) (\ast)
\]
Why is $\sqrt{n}$ the right order? (Handwavey argument)
Suppose $X_1, X_2,\ldots$ are i.i.d. $\cN(0,1)$.
The mean of the l.h.s.~is $0$ and for the variance we get
\begin{IEEEeqnarray*}{rCl}
\Var(\frac{X_1 + \ldots + X_n - n \bE(X_1)}{\sqrt{n} }) &=& \Var\left( \frac{X_1+ \ldots + X_n}{\sqrt{n} } \right)\\
&=& \frac{1}{n} \left( \Var(X_1) + \ldots + \Var(X_n) \right) = 1
\end{IEEEeqnarray*}
For the r.h.s.~we get a mean of $0$ and a variance of $1$.
So, to determine what $(\ast)$ could mean, it is necessary that $\sqrt{n}$
is the right scaling.
To define $(\ast)$ we need another notion of convergence.
This will be the weakest notion of convergence, hence it is called
\vocab{weak convergence}.
This notion of convergence will be defined in terms of characteristic functions of Fourier transforms.
\subsection{Characteristic Functions and Fourier Transform}
\begin{definition}
Consider $(\R, \cB(\R), \bP)$.
The \vocab{characteristic function} of $\bP$ is defined as
\begin{IEEEeqnarray*}{rCl}
\phi_{\bP}: \R &\longrightarrow & \C \\
t &\longmapsto & \int_{\R} e^{\i t x} \bP(\dif x).
\end{IEEEeqnarray*}
\end{definition}
\begin{abuse}
$\phi_\bP(t)$ will often be abbreviated as $\phi(t)$.
\end{abuse}
We have
\[
\phi(t) = \int_{\R} \cos(tx) \bP(dx) + \i \int_{\R} \sin(tx) \bP(dx).
\]
\begin{itemize}
\item Since $|e^{\i t x}| \le 1$ the function $\phi(\cdot )$ is always defined.
\item We have $\phi(0) = 1$.
\item $|\phi(t)| \le \int_{\R} |e^{\i t x} | \bP(dx) = 1$.
\end{itemize}
\begin{remark}
Suppose $(\Omega, \cF, \bP)$ is an arbitrary probability space and
$X: (\Omega, \cF) \to (\R, \cB(\R))$ is a random variable.
Then we can define
\[
\phi_X(t) \coloneqq \bE[e^{\i t x}] = \int e^{\i t X(\omega)} \bP(d \omega) = \int_{\R} e^{\i t x} \mu(dx) = \phi_\mu(t)
\]
where $\mu = \bP x^{-1}$.
\end{remark}
\begin{theorem}[Inversion formula] % thm1
\label{inversionformula}
Let $(\Omega, \cB(\R), \bP)$ be a probability space.
Let $F$ be the distribution function of $\bP$
(i.e.~$F(x) = \bP((-\infty, x])$ for all $x \in \R$ ).
Then for every $a < b$ we have
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{F(b) + F(b-)}{2} - \frac{F(a) + F(a-)}{2} = \lim_{T \to \infty} \frac{1}{2 \pi} \int_{-T}^T \frac{e^{-\i t b} - e^{- \i t a}}{- \i t} \phi(t) dt
\label{invf}
\end{eqnarray}
where $F(b-)$ is the left limit.
\end{theorem}
% TODO!
We will prove this later.
\begin{theorem}[Uniqueness theorem] % thm2
\label{charfuncuniqueness}
Let $\bP$ and $\Q$ be two probability measures on $(\R, \cB(\R))$.
Then $\phi_\bP = \phi_\Q \implies \bP = \Q$.
Therefore, probability measures are uniquely determined by their characteristic functions.
Moreover, \eqref{invf} gives a representation of $\bP$ (via $F$)
from $\phi$.
\end{theorem}
\begin{refproof}{charfuncuniqueness}
Assume that we have already shown \autoref{inversionformula}.
Suppose that $F$ and $G$ are the distribution functions of $\bP$ and $\Q$.
Let $a,b \in \R$ with $a < b$.
Assume that $a $ and $b$ are continuity points of both $F$ and $G$.
By \autoref{inversionformula} we have
\begin{IEEEeqnarray*}{rCl}
F(b) - F(a) = G(b) - G(a) \label{eq:charfuncuniquefg}
\end{IEEEeqnarray*}
Since $F$ and $G$ are monotonic, \autoref{eq:charfuncuniquefg}
holds for all $a < b$ outside a countable set.
Take $a_n$ outside this countable set, such that $a_n \ssearrow -\infty$.
Then, \autoref{eq:charfuncuniquefg} implies that
$F(b) - F(a_n) = G(b) - G(a_n)$ hence $F(b) = G(b)$.
Since $F$ and $G$ are right-continuous, it follows that $F = G$.
\end{refproof}