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Limits for Partial Maxima of Gaussian Random Vectors

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We obtain almost sure limit theorems for partial maxima of norms of a sequence of Banach-valued Gaussian random variables.

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Kuelbs, J., Zinn, J. Limits for Partial Maxima of Gaussian Random Vectors. J Theor Probab 33, 788–827 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10959-019-00892-2

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