On the Probability that Nothing Happens

Guido Antonio Rossi ()
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Guido Antonio Rossi: Department of Economics and Statistics (Dipartimento di Scienze Economico-Sociali e Matematico-Statistiche), University of Torino, Italy

No 20, Working papers from Department of Economics, Social Studies, Applied Mathematics and Statistics (Dipartimento di Scienze Economico-Sociali e Matematico-Statistiche), University of Torino

Abstract: We analyse the probability that an isolated system remain unchanged along time, finding its general expression showing that it can have discontinuities incompatible with the countable additivity principle.

Keywords: Probabilities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 2013-07
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