Counterexamples in Probability

Counterexamples in ProbabilityMost mathematical examples illustrate the truth of a statement; conversely, counterexamples demonstrate a statement's falsity if changing the conditions. Mathematicians have always prized counterexamples as intrinsically enjoyable objects of study as well as valuable tools for teaching, learning, and research. This third edition of the definitive book on counterexamples in probability and stochastic processes presents the author's revisions and

This original anthology assembles eleven accessible essays by a giant of modern mathematics

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The first four deal with the basic concepts of tensors

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