A How to Derive a Closed Form for a Double Sum with Stochastic Variables?

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The discussion centers on deriving a closed form for a double sum involving stochastic variables, specifically a Gaussian distribution. The equation presented includes sums of cosine and sine functions, with the variable u_i representing particle velocities drawn from the Gaussian distribution. The average of the cosine function is emphasized, while the sine function is expected to average to zero, simplifying the expression for large N_i. The context involves a likelihood equation related to particle motion, where T represents the time step and U denotes frequency. The conversation highlights the complexity of the sums and their relevance to statistical mechanics.
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I have a equation with a double sum. However, one of the variables in one of the sums comes from a stochastic distribution (Gaussian to be specific). How can I get a closed form equivalent of this expression? The U and Tare constants in the equation.

$$ \sum_{k = 0}^{N_k-1} \bigg [ \big[ \sum_{i}^{N_i} \cos(\frac{4\pi}{\lambda} u_i k T) - \cos(\frac{4\pi}{\lambda} U k T) \big]^2 + \big[ \sum_{i = 1}^{N_i} \sin(\frac{4\pi}{\lambda} u_i k T) - \sin(\frac{4\pi}{\lambda} U k T) \big]^2 \bigg]$$

$$ u_i \thicksim \mathcal{N}(\mu_{u}, \sigma_{u}) $$
 
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I do not see what is ##u_i## as a function of number i.
 
anuttarasammyak said:
I do not see what is ##u_i## as a function of number i.
The values of ##u_i## come from a Gaussian Distribution I explain in the second equation. It is a random sample drawn from the same distribution.
 
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Expecting that average including sin is zero, the formula would become
N_i^2 \sum_k <\cos u, k>^2 - 2N_i \sum_k <\cos u,k> (\cos U,k)+ N_k
approximately for large N_i under random sampling for Gaussian distribution where
##<\cos u, k> ## is average of the cos u function given for i samplings with given constant k.
with ##<sin, k>=0##
 
Wondering what sort of problem gave you this monster sums. Let me guess something about the velocities of molecules of a gas at temperature T and internal energy U?
 
Delta2 said:
Wondering what sort of problem gave you this monster sums. Let me guess something about the velocities of molecules of a gas at temperature T and internal energy U?
You almost got it. These are particle velocities #u_i#, but the other parameters are related to motion rather than temperature. #T# is the time step, #k# is the time index. This is sort of a likelihood (DFT) equation where the cyclic velocity (frequency) is #U#. It actually comes from a complex exponential expression, where I have separated the real and the imaginary parts (cos and sin) to have a better function for likelihood. #N_i# are the number of particles and #N_k# are the number of time steps.
 

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