Title: A Review of Negative Dependence
Speaker: Robin Pemantle
Speaker Info: University of Pennsylvania
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Abstract:
This talk reviews 50-60 years of the theory of negative dependence of binary random variables, beginning with origins in mathematical statistics and statistical mechanics. The high point is the Borcea-Branden-Liggett theory,connecting negative dependence to the geometry of zero sets of polynomials, and providing a long sought after checkable condition with strong consequences such as negative association. I will end with some more recent (last ten years) work of various people, including concentration inequalities, Lorentzian measures, and a CLT based on the geometry of zeros. The talk will end with some open problems.Date: Friday, October 21, 2022