Limit theorems for the minimum interpoint distance between any pair of i.i.d. random points in \(R^ d\) (Q1206635)

The functional limit theorem for the interpoint distance \(M_ n=\min_{1\leq i\leq j\leq n}| X_ i-X_ j|^ d\) between any pair of i.i.d. random points \(X_ k\), \(1\leq k\leq n\), in \(R^ d\) with common density \(f\in L^ 2\) is obtained by a method of convergence of point processes. The authors also prove the limit theorem for \(M_ n\) in one-dimensional examples with \(f\not\in L^ 2\) (including the cases Beta and Gamma distributions).