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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2016 iii Paper 312 4 a i Solution by
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For a centered Gaussian random field, Wick theorem takes the classical form of the Isserlis theorem: every even correlator is a sum over pairings of two-point correlators, and every odd correlator vanishes. For example, with ,A -point correlator has pairings. Equivalently, all connected correlation functions beyond order two vanish. The covariance completely determines the centered Gaussian statistics; higher ordinary correlators can be nonzero, but contain no independent connected information. For a field with nonzero mean, apply these statements to the centered field and then restore its mean.
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