Lemma S5: lower bounds on J_k, and the stopping rule τ' #
This file proves Lemma S5 of the supplementary material (lem_jk_proof), following its proof, and
the facts on the stopping rule τ' of Section S1.6 that the proofs of Lemma S4 and of the claims
after Lemma S5 use. Let t = t_k = r^k, γ² = ρ² + s², v₁ = ρ² + s²/t, and v₂ = γ² + 1/t, so
that ρ² ≤ v₁ ≤ γ², v₁ ≤ v₂ ≤ γ² + 1, and
J_k(x) = {2φ_{v₁}(x̄_t)}^{-1}{∫_{𝒵_k(y)} φ₁(z)φ_{γ²}(x̄_t − t^{-1/2}z) dz + ξ_t φ_{v₂}(x̄_t)}.
lb_sqrt_div_mul_gaussianPDFReal_le: for0 < v₁ ≤ v₂,φ_{v₂}/φ_{v₁} ≥ (v₁/v₂)^{1/2}pointwise, the inequality of the proof of part (i);lb_gaussianPDFReal_mul_exp_le: for|b| ≤ B,φ_v(a − b) ≥ φ_v(a) exp{−(2B|a| + B²)/(2v)}, the inequality of the proof of part (ii);measurableSet_lbZsetandlbZset_subset: the set𝒵_k(y)is measurable and contained in{z : c ≤ |z| ≤ c + 1};lbZset_eq_of_mem_lbA: onA_k,𝒵_k(y) = {z : c ≤ |z| ≤ c + 1}(proof of part (iii));lbP_nonnegandtwo_mul_gaussianPDFReal_le_lbP:p_k ≥ 0, andp_k ≥ 2φ₁(c + 1)onA_k;lem_jk_proof: Lemma S5;lb_runningMean_eq_add_sum_helmertYandlbZ_pow_eq: by Lemma S2(ii),x̄_n = x̄_m + ∑_{i=m+1}^n y_i/{i(i − 1)}^{1/2}, so thatZ_{t_j} = (t_j/t_k)^{1/2} Z_{t_k} − W_{jk}(Y^{t_k})forj ≤ k;lbStoppingRule_eq_coe_iff:τ' = t_kexactly whenZ_{t_k} ∈ 𝒵_k(Y^{t_k});lbStoppingRule_eq_of_mem_lbA: on{Y^{t_k} ∈ A_k},τ'stops att_kwheneverc ≤ |Z_{t_k}| ≤ c + 1.
Inequalities between Gaussian densities #
For 0 < v₁ ≤ v₂, φ_{v₂}/φ_{v₁} ≥ (v₁/v₂)^{1/2} pointwise (proof of Lemma S5(i)).
The set 𝒵_k(y) and the probability p_k(y) #
On the event A_k = {y : max_{j<k} |W_{jk}(y)| < c'} with c' = c − (c + 1)r^{-1/2} > 0, no
earlier horizon removes a point of the annulus from 𝒵_k(y) (proof of Lemma S5(iii)): for
j < k and c ≤ |z| ≤ c + 1, |(t_j/t)^{1/2}z − W_{jk}(y)| < (c + 1)r^{-1/2} + c' = c.
Lemma S5 #
The stopping rule τ' #
τ' = t_k exactly when Z_{t_k} ∈ 𝒵_k(Y^{t_k}): the rule stops at t_k when
c ≤ |Z_{t_k}| ≤ c + 1 and c ≤ |Z_{t_j}| ≤ c + 1 fails for every j < k, and
Z_{t_j} = (t_j/t_k)^{1/2} Z_{t_k} − W_{jk}(Y^{t_k}) (proof of Lemma S4).
The stopping rule on A_k (Section S1.6, after Lemma S5): if c' > 0, Y^t ∈ A_k, and
c ≤ |Z_t| ≤ c + 1, then τ' = t for t = t_k.