Concentration inequalities for random fields via coupling

From MaRDI portal




Abstract: We present a new and simple approach to concentration inequalities for functions around their expectation with respect to non-product measures, i.e., for dependent random variables. Our method is based on coupling ideas and does not use information inequalities. When one has a uniform control on the coupling, this leads to exponential concentration inequalities. When such a uniform control is no more possible, this leads to polynomial or stretched-exponential concentration inequalities. Our abstract results apply to Gibbs random fields, in particular to the low-temperature Ising model which is a concrete example of non-uniformity of the coupling.



Cites work


Cited in
(32)






This page was built for publication: Concentration inequalities for random fields via coupling

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q866942)