Limit theorems for probability measures on totally disconnected groups (Q1279668): Difference between revisions

An important problem in investigations of limit theorems on locally compact groups \(G\) is to find conditions, under which for probability measures \(\nu_n\) and natural numbers \(k_n\), the convergence of convolution products \(\nu_n^{k_n}\) to a probability measure \(\mu\), implies a so-called functional limit theorem (FLT). This means the convergence of the discrete convolution semigroups \((\nu_n^{[k_nt]})_{t\geq 0}\) to a continuous convolution semigroup \((\mu_t)_{t\geq 0}\). The paper provides, on arbitrary locally compact groups, sufficient conditions such that a FLT holds. This result is then refined on totally disconnected groups and especially on \(p\)-adic Lie groups. The author applies these results to characterize semistable laws in terms of domains of attraction on certain \(p\)-adic algebraic groups.