 Covariance operator (source code)

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= Covariance operator
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For a square-integrable centered <Hilbert-space-valued random variable> $X$, its covariance operator is
$$
C_Xh=\mathbb E[\langle X,h\rangle X]=\mathbb E[X\otimes X]h.
$$
It is a positive self-adjoint <trace-class operator>, and $\operatorname{tr}C_X=\mathbb E\lVert X\rVert^2$.

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