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On the Positive Definiteness of a Functional

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

J. N. Pandey
J. N. Pandey*
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherches Mathématiques, Université de Montréal Montréal, Que. H3C 3J7
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Abstract

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In this note, we have shown that the set of conditions given by Gel'fand and Vilenkin for the positive definiteness of a functional L(ϕ) [1, Theorem 7, p. 285] though sufficient is not necessary, thereby providing an answer to an open problem posed by them [1, Theorem 7, p. 285].

Keywords

46F1046E4060J30Positive definite functionalpositive definite functionGeneralized Stochastic ProcessStochastic processes with independent values at every point
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , 01 June 1979 , pp. 203 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1979

References

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