Variances and central limit theorems for random beta-polytopes and in other geometric models

Abstract

We prove matching asymptotic lower and upper bounds on the variances of the intrinsic volumes and the number of $k$-faces of $d$-dimensional random beta-polytopes. Using Stein's methods, we establish central limit theorems for the intrinsic volumes. We also prove asymptotic upper bounds on the variances of the volume and vertex number of spherical random polytopes in spherical convex bodies, and hyperbolic random polytopes in convex bodies in hyperbolic space. Moreover, we consider a circumscribed model on the sphere.