A criterion and a Cramér-Wold device for quasi-infinite divisibility for discrete multivariate probability laws

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Abstract: Multivariate discrete probability laws are considered. We show that such laws are quasi-infinitely divisible if and only if their characteristic functions are separated from zero. We generalize the existing results for the univariate discrete laws and for the multivariate laws on mathbbZd. The Cram'er-Wold devices for infinite and quasi-infinite divisibility were proved.


Multivariate discrete probability laws are considered. It is known that such laws are quasi-infinitely divisible if and only if their characteristic functions are separated from zero. The Cramér-Wold devices for infinite and quasi-infinite divisibility are formulated: Let \(\xi\) be a discrete random vector with distribution function \(F\) of the form multivariate discrete random vector. Let \(F_c\) denote the distribution function of \((c,\xi)\); \(c \in R^d\). The distribution function \(F\) is (quasi-)infinitely divisible if and only if for any \(c \in R^d\) the distribution function \(F_c\) is (quasi-)infinitely divisible











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