Proof of central limit theorem without using MGF or characteristic function

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The proofs of central limit theorem(CLT) I have seen all use moment generating function (MGF) or characteristic functions.

For special situations, for example, the summation of independent normal distributed random variables, is there a proof of CLT without using MGF or characteristic functions ?

Thank you.

Best Answer

I am just answering to the example you give, which is straightforward: if $X_n$, $n\in\mathbb N^*$ are i.i.d. with distribution $\mathcal N(\mu,\sigma^2)$, then for all $n\in\mathbb N^*$, $$ \sqrt n\frac{\frac1n(X_1+\cdots+X_n)-\mu}{\sigma}\sim\mathcal N(0,1), $$ so its distribution not only converges to $\mathcal N(0,1)$ but is constant equal to it.

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