Limits of sequences of stationary planar tessellations
- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- stochastic geometry-and-statistical-applications
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Advances in Applied Probability
- Vol. 35 (01) , 123-138
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0001867800012118
Abstract
In order to increase the variety of feasible models for random stationary tessellations (mosaics), two operations acting on tessellations are studied: superposition and iteration (the latter is also referred to as nesting). The superposition of two planar tessellations is the superposition of the edges of the cells of both tessellations. The iteration of tessellations means that one tessellation is chosen as a ‘frame’ tessellation. The single cells of this ‘frame’ are simultaneously and independently subdivided by cut-outs of tessellations of an independent and identically distributed sequence of tessellations. In the present paper, we investigate the limits for sequences of tessellations that are generated by consecutive application of superposition or iteration respectively. Sequences of (renormalised) superpositions of stationary planar tessellations converge weakly to Poisson line tessellations. For consecutive iteration the notion of stability of distributions is adapted and necessary conditions are formulated for those tessellations which may occur as limits.Keywords
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