# Convergence in distribution and standard normal distribution

Let $X_1,X_2,\ldots$ be independent random variables with $X_k$ distributed as $\mathcal{N}(0,1)$ and $S_n=X_1 X_2+X_2 X_3+\ldots+X_n X_{n+1}.$

Show that $\frac{S_n}{\sqrt{n}}$ converges in distribution to the standard normal distribution.

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Look up the Central Limit Theorem. Do the terms of the sum meet the criteria for the CLT to apply? What is the effect of summing these instead of averaging? –  Dale M Jun 27 '13 at 23:24
I tried to use classical CLT but variables $X_i X_{i+1}, X_{i+1} X_{i+2}$ are dependent. –  Rafał Jun 28 '13 at 12:05
Is there a way to do it by writing the series as the sum of two separate series, both having independent terms? i.e. $X_1 X_2 + X_3 X_4 + ...$ and $X_2 X_3 + X_4 X_5 + ...$? I only thought about it briefly, but perhaps something might come of it... –  gogurt Jun 28 '13 at 16:29
@gogurt The beginning is straightforward, each of these two sums converges to N(0,1/2). Unfortunately, they are not independent... –  Did Jun 28 '13 at 16:30
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To do so, note that $Y_k=(X_k,X_{k+1})$ defines a stationary ergodic Markov chain $(Y_k)$ hence, for every suitable measurable function $h$, $\frac1{\sqrt{n}}\sum\limits_{k=1}^nh(Y_k)$ converges in distribution to $\sigma$ times a standard normal random variable, where $\sigma^2=\gamma_0+2\sum\limits_{k=0}^{+\infty}\gamma_k$ and $\gamma_k=E(h(Y_0)h(Y_k))$ for every $k$.
Here, $h(Y_k)=X_kX_{k+1}$ hence $\gamma_0=1$ and $\gamma_k=0$ for every $k\geqslant1$. Thus, $\sigma^2=1$ and the result holds.