On the Convergence in Distribution of Measurable Multifunctions (Random Sets) Normal Integrands, Stochastic Processes and Stochastic Infima
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Mathematics of Operations Research
- Vol. 11 (3) , 385-419
- https://doi.org/10.1287/moor.11.3.385
Abstract
The concept of the distribution function of a closed-valued measurable multifunction is introduced and used to study the convergence in distribution of sequences of multifunctions and the epi-convergence in distribution of normal integrands and stochastic processes; in particular various compactness criteria are exhibited. The connections with the classical convergence theory for stochastic processes are analyzed and for purposes of illustration we apply the theory to sketch out a modified derivation of Donsker's Theorem (Brownian motion as a limit of normalized random walks). We also suggest the potential application of the theory to the study of the convergence of stochastic infima.Keywords
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