Mod-phi convergence for random variables with cyclotomic generating functions

Abstract

We consider a sequence of discrete random variables whose generating functions are polynomials only having roots on the unit circle in the complex plane. For such sequences we prove, under mild assumptions, mod-$\phi$ convergence with explicit rate and limiting function. This allows us to recover, in a unified way, classical central limit theorems as well as finer asymptotic expansions. The general theory is applied to random permutations and random partitions.