Tail-sum formula for expectation Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-20
For a nonnegative random variable , Tonelli theorem givesConsequently, for each , exactly when ; compare the integral on successive intervals of length .
Uniqueness of a self-decomposition remainder Created 2026-10-25 Updated 2026-10-31
Suppose is finite on a neighborhood of zero, , and is independent of each of , with and both having the law of a random variable . Independence and the Tonelli theorem first give as an extended nonnegative integral. Since and , both remainder moment-generating functions are finite and equal to the displayed ratio on the same neighborhood. The uniqueness theorem for moment-generating functions gives equality of their probability distributions. No independence between and is required.
Truncated convolution makes a commutative nonunital Banach algebra. The Tonelli theorem gives , and the Fubini theorem gives associativity over the integration simplex. Its unitization is with norm and product . The constant function one has convolution powers , of norm . Thus it is a nonnilpotent quasinilpotent element in this unitization.