Grassmann angles and absorption probabilities of Gaussian convex hulls

Abstract: Let

M

be an arbitrary subset in

m a t h b b R^{n}

with a conic (or positive) hull

C

. Consider its Gaussian image

A M

, where

A

is a

k i m e s n

-matrix whose entries are independent standard Gaussian random variables. We show that the probability that the convex hull of

A M

contains the origin in its interior coincides with the

k

-th Grassmann angle of

C

. Also, we prove that the expected Grassmann angles of

A C

coincide with the corresponding Grassmann angles of

C

. Using the latter result, we show that the expected sum of

j

-th Grassmann angles at

e l l

-dimensional faces of a Gaussian simplex equals the analogous angle-sum for the regular simplex of the same dimension.

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