 Pseudo-covariance (source code)

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= Pseudo-covariance
{title2=$P=\mathbb E(Z-\mathbb EZ)^2$}

For a centered complex <random variable> $Z=A+iB$, the pseudo-covariance is $P=\mathbb EZ^2$. Together with $V=\mathbb E|Z|^2$ it determines the real <covariance matrix>: $\mathbb EA^2=(V+\operatorname{Re}P)/2$, $\mathbb EB^2=(V-\operatorname{Re}P)/2$, and $\mathbb EAB=\operatorname{Im}P/2$.

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