Representing probability measures using probabilistic processes

  • Authors:
  • Matthias Schröder;Alex Simpson

  • Affiliations:
  • LFCS, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK;LFCS, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Complexity
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

In the Type-2 Theory of Effectivity, one considers representations of topological spaces in which infinite words are used as ''names'' for the elements they represent. Given such a representation, we show that probabilistic processes on infinite words, under which each successive symbol is determined by a finite probabilistic choice, generate Borel probability measures on the represented space. Conversely, for several well-behaved types of space, every Borel probability measure is represented by a corresponding probabilistic process. Accordingly, we consider probabilistic processes as providing ''probabilistic names'' for Borel probability measures. We show that integration is computable with respect to the induced representation of measures.