Download or read book Characteristic Functions and Moment Sequences written by Torben Maack Bisgaard and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains basic information on characteristic functions and moment sequences that is frequently used in probability theory. Characteristic functions and moment sequences are viewed as special cases of positive definite functions. Positive definite functions occur in diverse parts of mathematics, e.g. in operator theory, moment problems, complex function theory, embedding problems, integral equations, and other areas. However, the area of mathematics in which the largest number of people use positive definite functions (some without knowing it) seems to be that of probability theory.