Cardinality estimation for random stopping sets based on Poisson point processes

We construct unbiased estimators for the distribution of the number of points inside random stopping sets based on a Poisson point process. Our approach is based on moment identities for stopping sets, showing that the random count of points inside the complement S¯ of a stopping set S has a Poisson...

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Main Author: Privault, Nicolas
Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157009
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:We construct unbiased estimators for the distribution of the number of points inside random stopping sets based on a Poisson point process. Our approach is based on moment identities for stopping sets, showing that the random count of points inside the complement S¯ of a stopping set S has a Poisson distribution conditionally to S. The proofs do not require the use of set-indexed martingales, and our estimators have a lower variance when compared to standard sampling. Numerical simulations are presented for examples such as the convex hull and the Voronoi flower of a Poisson point process, and their complements.