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Marczewski-Burstin-like characterizations of Ο-algebras, ideals, and measurable functions
β denotes the Lebesgue measurable subsets of β and denotes the sets of Lebesgue measure 0. In 1914 Burstin showed that a set M β β belongs to β if and only if every perfect P β β\ has a perfect subset Q β β\ which is a subset of or misses M (a similar statement omitting "is a subset of or" characterizes ). In 1935, Marczewski used similar language to define the Ο-algebra (s) which we now call the "Marczewski measurable sets" and the Ο-ideal which we call the "Marczewski null sets". M β (s) if every perfect set P has a perfect subset Q which is a subset of or misses M. M β if every perfect set P has a perfect subset Q which misses M. In this paper, it is shown that there is a collection G of sets which can be used to give similar "Marczewski-Burstin-like" characterizations of the collections (sets with the Baire property in the wide sense) and FC (first category sets). It is shown that no collection of sets can be used for this purpose. It is then shown that no collection of Borel sets can be used in a similar way to provide Marczewski-Burstin-like characterizations of (sets with the Baire property in the restricted sense) and AFC (always first category sets). The same is true for U (universally measurable sets) and (universal null sets). Marczewski-Burstin-like characterizations of the classes of measurable functions are also discussed
Convergence in distribution of random compact sets in Polish spaces
Let [phi],[phi]1,[phi]2,... be a sequence of random compact sets on a complete and separable metric space (S,d). We assume that P{[phi]n[intersection]B=[empty set]}-->P{[phi][intersection]B=[empty set]} for all B in some suitable class and show that this assumption determines if the sequence {[phi]n} converges in distribution to [phi]. This is an extension to general Polish spaces of the weak convergence theory for random closed sets on locally compact Polish spaces found in Norberg [1984. Convergence and existence of random set distributions. Ann. Probab. 12, 726-732.]Convergence in distribution Random compact sets Polish spaces
A note on the multivariate local time intensity of exchangeable interval partitions
Consider an exchangeable interval partition [Xi] of [0,1] with associated local time [xi]. We give a precise description of the set where the intensity measure E[xi]n, n[greater-or-equal, slanted]2, admits a continuous density. We also examine to what extent that set exhausts the continuity points of the density.Exchangeable interval partitions Local time