Uniquely determined uniform probability on the natural numbers

DOI10.1007/S10959-015-0611-2zbMATH Open1388.60012arXiv1402.3999OpenAlexW2065056154WikidataQ59461157 ScholiaQ59461157MaRDI QIDQ325894FDOQ325894

Authors: Timber Kerkvliet, Ronald Meester 

Publication date: 11 October 2016

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we address the problem of constructing a uniform probability measure on $mathbbN$. Of course, this is not possible within the bounds of the Kolmogorov axioms and we have to violate at least one axiom. We define a probability measure as a finitely additive measure assigning probability $1$ to the whole space, on a domain which is closed under complements and finite disjoint unions. We introduce and motivate a notion of uniformity which we call weak thinnability, which is strictly stronger than extension of natural density. We construct a weakly thinnable probability measure and we show that on its domain, which contains sets without natural density, probability is uniquely determined by weak thinnability. In this sense, we can assign uniform probabilities in a canonical way. We generalize this result to uniform probability measures on other metric spaces, including $mathbb{R}^n$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1402.3999

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zbMATH Keywords

foundations of probabilityfinite additivityKolmogorov axiomsuniform probability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Axioms; other general questions in probability (60A05)

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