TITLE: CLT for independent, but non-identically distributed exponential variables
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: This problem is practice for my qualifying exam and comes from Resnick, chapter 9. Could anyone comment on my solution(s)?
Problem
Suppose ${e_n, n\ge 1}$ are independent exponentially distributed random variables with $E(e_n)=\mu_n$. If
$$
\max_{i\le n}\frac{\mu_i}{\sum^n_{j=1}\mu_j}\to 0
$$
then
$$
\sum^n_{i=1}(e_i-\mu_i)/\sqrt{\sum^n_{j=1}\mu_j^2}\implies N(0,1).
$$
Attempt
The condition 
$$
\max_{i\le n}\frac{\mu_i}{\sum^n_{j=1}\mu_j}\to 0
$$
means that for $\epsilon>0$, $\exists N\in\mathbb{N}$, such that 
$$
\max_{i\le n}\frac{\mu_i}{\sum^n_{j=1}\mu_j}<\epsilon
$$
whenever $n>N$.
Then $\forall n>N$
$$
\max_{i\le n}\mu_i <\epsilon\sum_{j\le n}\mu_j\le\epsilon\sqrt{n}\left(\sum\mu_k^2\right)^{1/2}=\epsilon\sum_{j\le n}\mu_j\le\epsilon\sqrt{n}s_n
$$
where the second inequality is due to Cauchy-Schwarz and $s_n=\sum_{j\le n}\mu_j^2$
Again, I check the Liapunov condition for $\delta=1$.
So $\forall n>N$,
$$
\frac{\sum_{k\le n}E|e_k|^3}{s_n^3}=6\sum \left(\frac{\mu_k}{s_n}\right)^3\\\le 6\sum \left(\frac{\max \mu_k}{s_n}\right)^3\\\le 6\sum \left(\frac{\epsilon\sqrt{n}s_n}{s_n}\right)^3\\=6\epsilon^3n^{5/2}
$$
Since $\epsilon$ was arbitrary, we let $\epsilon^3\to0$ faster than $n^{5/2}\to\infty$, and we have the Liapunov condition, and therefore CLT.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

REPLY [3 votes]: Set 
$$X_i = \frac{e_i - \mu_i}{\mu_i}, \quad i = 1, 2, \ldots, n$$
It is then easily seen that $X_1, \ldots, X_n$ are i.i.d., and we want to find the asymptotic distribution of 
$$\sum_{i = 1}^n \frac{\mu_i X_i}{\sqrt{\sum_{j = 1}^n \mu_j^2}} := \sum_{i = 1}^n Y_i.\tag{1}$$
We shall check the Lindeberg condition for sum $(1)$. Note $E(Y_i) = 0, i = 1, 2, \ldots, n$, and $s_n^2 = \sum_{i = 1}^n E(Y_i^2) = 1$. Given $\varepsilon > 0$, denote $\sqrt{\sum_{j = 1}^n \mu_j^2}$ by $A_n$, then
\begin{align*}
& \frac{1}{s_n^2} \sum_{i = 1}^n E(Y_i^2\text{I}(|Y_i| > \varepsilon s_n)) = \sum_{i = 1}^n E\left(\frac{\mu_i^2 X_i^2}{\sum_{j = 1}^n \mu_j^2} \text{I}\left(\left|\mu_iX_i\right| > \varepsilon A_n\right)\right) \\
\leq & \frac{1}{\sum_{j = 1}^n \mu_j^2}\sum_{i = 1}^n \mu_i^2 E(X_i^2\text{I}(\left|X_i\right| > \varepsilon A_n/\max_{1 \leq j \leq n}\mu_j)) \\
= & E(X_1^2\text{I}(\left|X_1\right| > \varepsilon A_n/\max_{1 \leq j \leq n}\mu_j))
\end{align*}
To here, it's time to use the condition. However, there is a little issue. The Lindeberg condition can be checked if 
$$\frac{\max_{1 \leq i \leq n}\mu_i}{\sqrt{\sum_{j = 1}^n \mu_j^2}} \to 0.$$
With the condition you provided, some difficulties seem exist (could you double check the condition or look for another way?).