Convergence in mean of some characteristics of the convex hull

Abstract

A sequence X n , 1 of independent and identically distributed random vectors is considered. Under a condition of regular variation, the number of vertices of the convex hull of { X 1, …, X n} converges in distribution to the number of vertices of the convex hull of a certain Poisson point process. In this paper, it is proved without sharpening the conditions that the expectation of this number also converges; expressions are found for its limit, generalizing results of Davis et al. (1987). We also present some results concerning other quantities of interest, such as area and perimeter of the convex hull and the probability that a given point belongs to the convex hull.