The central limit theorem via doubling of variables

Abstract

We give a new, self-contained proof of the multidimensional central limit theorem using the technique of ``doubling variables," which is traditionally used to prove uniqueness of solutions of partial differential equations (PDEs). Our technique also yields quantitative bounds for random variables with finite $2+\gamma$ moment for some $\gamma \in (0,1]$; when $\gamma =1$, this proves a version of the Berry--Esseen theorem in ${\mathbb{R}}^d$.

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