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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 42 (2005), 263-290 Request permission

Abstract:

Many problems in mathematics and science require the use of infinite-dimensional spaces. Consequently, there is need for an analogue of the finite-dimensional notions of ‘Lebesgue almost every’ and ‘Lebesgue measure zero’ in the infinite-dimensional setting. The theory of prevalence addresses this need and provides a powerful framework for describing generic behavior in a probabilistic way. We survey the theory and applications of prevalence.
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  • William Ott
  • Affiliation: Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, New York 10012
  • Email: ott@cims.nyu.edu
  • James A. Yorke
  • Affiliation: Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
  • Email: yorke@ipst.umd.edu
  • Received by editor(s): August 11, 2004
  • Published electronically: March 30, 2005
  • Additional Notes: This work is based on an invited talk given by the authors in January 2004 at the annual meeting of the AMS in Phoenix, AZ
  • © Copyright 2005 American Mathematical Society
    The copyright for this article reverts to public domain 28 years after publication.
  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 42 (2005), 263-290
  • MSC (2000): Primary :, 28C10, 28C15, 28C20; Secondary :, 37C20, 37C45
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-05-01060-8
  • MathSciNet review: 2149086