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Limit theorem and large deviation principle for the Voronoi tessellation generated by a Gibbs point process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Koji Kuroda*
Affiliation:
Keio University
Hideki Tanemura*
Affiliation:
Chiba University
*
Postal address: Department of Mathematics, Keio University, Hiyosi 3–14–1, Yokohama 223, Japan.
∗∗Postal address: Department of Mathematics, Chiba University, Yayoicho 1–33, Chiba 260, Japan.

Abstract

The Voronoi tessellation generated by a Gibbs point process is considered. Using the algebraic formalism of polymer expansion, the limit theorem and the large deviation principle for the number of Voronoi vertices are proved.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1992 

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