On the Distribution of the Information Density of Gaussian Random Vectors: Explicit Formulas and Tight Approximations
arXiv:2105.03925 · doi:10.3390/e24070924
Abstract
Based on the canonical correlation analysis we derive series representations of the probability density function (PDF) and the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the information density of arbitrary Gaussian random vectors as well as a general formula to calculate the central moments. Using the general results we give closed-form expressions of the PDF and CDF and explicit formulas of the central moments for important special cases. Furthermore, we derive recurrence formulas and tight approximations of the general series representations, which allow very efficient numerical calculations with an arbitrarily high accuracy as demonstrated with an implementation in Python publicly available on GitLab. Finally, we discuss the (in)validity of Gaussian approximations of the information density.
arXiv commentThis extended version of the manuscript replaces the previous versions and is submitted to the journal "Problems of Information Transmission". An implementation in Python allowing efficient numerical calculations related to the main results of the paper is publicly available on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/infth/information-density