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Principle Seminar of the Department of Probability Theory, Moscow State University
February 24, 2016 16:45, Moscow, MSU, auditorium 12-24


Leonhard Euler and Probability Theory

A. N. Shiryaevab

a Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
b Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics

Abstract: VII-th volume of collected works of L. Euler (1707-1783) includes articles on probability theory, observation processing theory, demography, insurance, and the notes "Les recreations mathematique” (e.g., "Les ponts de Konigsberg"). These Euler’s works will be discussed in the talk.


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