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Borel-Cantelli lemma for general measure spaces (those with infinite measure)

The Borel-Cantelli lemma is often stated for a probability space or spaces with finite measure. But it seems to me that it still holds if the space $X$ is of infinite measure. I seem to be able to ...
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Hölder continuity of Radon transform of smooth function

Given an integrable function (e.g a probability density function) $f:\mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$, let $R[f]$ be its Radon transform defined by $$ R[f](w,b) := \int_{\mathbb R^n} \delta(x^\top w - b)f(x)...
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Mean of probability distribution

I have a probability distribution defined by the following density function: $f(k,j,n,m)=\frac{(m n)! \mathcal{S}_k^{(j)}}{(m n)^k (m n-j)!}$ (With $\mathcal{S}_k^{(j)}$ being the Stirling number of ...
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$p$-norm of random variables and weighted $L^p$ space resemblance

I noticed a very similar relationship between weighted $L^p$ space (denoted $L_w^p$) and normed vector space of random variables. I want to unify these two spaces but there always seems to be a ...
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Question/References on the Skorokhod M1 topology

Let $D(0,T)$ be the space of right continuous functions with left limits defined on $[0,T]$. Consider the Skorokhod M1 topology on $D(0,T)$, see e.g. S. Ledger, Skorokhod’s M1 topology for ...
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Looking for a counterexample: Conditioning increases regularity?

Let $p(x,y,z)$ be a joint density (over $\mathbb{R}^3$) under no smoothness or regularity assumptions, besides its existence. I am looking for a (counter)example where $p(y|x)$ is less regular than $p(...
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Book recommendation in functional analysis and probability

I am interested by functional analysis and probability. I would like to know if you have any books that deal with these two subjects (at a graduate level) to recommend? I'm looking for a book that has ...
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Dependence and $L^2$ projections of functions

tl;dr: Is it possible that the best approximation to a nonnegative function of three variables with a bivariate function is no better than the best univariate function? Let $w$ be a density on $\...
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Holder-Besov space and time continuity

Let $\mathbb{T}^d$ be the $d$-dimensional torus, $\mathscr{S}:=C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^d)$ the Schwartz space, $\mathscr{S}'$ the space of tempered distributions. We consider a dyadic partition of unity $(...
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Gaussian Hypercontractivity of Chaos based on Gaussian with value in Hilbert spaces?

The classical Gaussian hypercontractivity is stated as following: Suppose $\xi$ is a Gaussian variable and $H_n(\xi)$ is the space of n-th homogeneous Wiener chaos constructed from $\xi$, then for any ...
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Injectivity of a convolution operator

Let $p,\mu,\nu$ be probability density functions on $\mathbb{R}$ such that $$ \int_{\mathbb{R}}p(y-x) \nu(y) \, dy=\mu(x). $$ Now, consider the operator $T:L^2(\mu)\to L^2(\nu)$ such that $$ Tf=f*p.$$ ...
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Continuity of disintegrations in non locally compact spaces

Let $X$ and $Y$ be Radon spaces, $\mu$ a Borel probability measure on $X$, $F\colon X\to Y$ measurable. Then the disintegration theorem gives us a disintegration $\{\mu^y\}_{y\in Y}$ of $\mu$ with ...
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References for a class of Banach space-valued Gaussian processes

Let $E$ be a separable Banach space, consider a centered $E$-valued Gaussian process $\{x_t,t\ge 0\}$ that satisfies \begin{equation} \mathbb{E}\phi(x_s)\psi(x_t)=R(s,t)K(\phi,\psi),\quad \phi,\psi\in ...
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embedding spaces of probability measures to function spaces

Let $X, Y$ be Banach spaces. I'm considering a bounded linear functional $g:X\to Y$ and its lift $g_\sharp: \mathcal{P}(X)\to \mathcal{P}(Y)$. I want to consider the inverse of $g_\sharp$ in some ...
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Positive-Definite Functions and Fourier Transforms

Bochner's theorem states that a positive definite function is the Fourier transform of a finite Borel measure. As well, an easy converse of this is that a Fourier transform must be positive definite. ...

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