Ask ten mathematicians whether math is invented or discovered and you’ll get at least eleven answers—because the question pokes at something slippery: what exactly is “math”? Is it a human-made language like chess notation, or is it a landscape of … Read More
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to expose some ideas about the logic of the infinite; on the use of the infinite in Mathematics, on the use made of it since Cantor; I explained why I did not … Read More
(Second part. First part here: https://www.telework.ro/en/poker-bluff/. Image: World Series of Poker celebrity poker tournament – Rio Casino, Las Vegas, https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalooz/3724732892) Neutral point of bluff Alice may decide to penalize a possible bluff (with a frequency α), and Bob may have decided … Read More
A martingale is intended to maximize the probability of winning but does not change the expected gains, which remains at the detriment of the player. Dubins and Savage Law Mathematically, Lester Dubins and Leonard Savage showed in 1956 that the … Read More
