Problem 1.8 Product of Multivariate Gaussian Distributions
Show that the product of two d-dimensional multivariate Gaussians distributions, N(x∣a,A) and N(x∣b,B), is a scaled multivariate Gaussian,
N(x∣a,A)N(x∣b,B)=ZN(x∣c,C),(1.23)
where
c=C(A−1a+B−1b),(1.24)
C=(A−1+B−1)−1,(1.25)
Z=(2π)2d∣A+B∣211e−21(a−b)T(A+B)−1(a−b)=N(a∣b,A+B).(1.26)
Hint: after expanding the exponent term, apply the result from Problem 1.10 and (1.35).