Future Rectangles and π-System Machinery #
This file contains the π-λ theorem machinery for establishing measure equality
on future rectangles B ×ˢ cylinder r C.
Main Results #
contractable_dist_eq_on_first_r_tail- Finite-dimensional cylinder equalityAgreeOnFutureRectangles- Predicate for measures agreeing on future rectanglesmeasure_ext_of_future_rectangles- π-λ extension theoremcontractable_dist_eq- Full distributional equality from contractability
These are the key lemmas for the reverse martingale proof of de Finetti's theorem.
Finite-Dimensional Cylinder Equality #
Finite-dimensional (cylinder) equality:
for any r, base set B and measurable sets on the first r tail coordinates,
the probabilities agree when comparing (X m, θₘ X) vs (X k, θₘ X).
This is the exact finite-dimensional marginal needed for the martingale step.
Rectangles using future tails and standard cylinders #
Finite-dimensional equality on future rectangles with standard cylinders.
For k ≤ m and measurable B, the measures of
B × cylinder r C under the pushforwards by
ω ↦ (X m ω, θ_{m+1}X(ω)) and ω ↦ (X k ω, θ_{m+1}X(ω)) coincide.
Two measures agree on all future rectangles (sets of form B ×ˢ cylinder r C).
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Measure extension from future rectangles #
Helper lemma: contractability gives the key distributional equality.
If X is contractable, then for any k ≤ m:
(X_m, θ_{m+1} X) =^d (X_k, θ_{m+1} X)
where θ_{m+1} X drops the first coordinate and keeps the future tail
ω ↦ (n ↦ X(m + 1 + n) ω).
Measures that agree on all future rectangles are equal.