Effective aspects of Bernoulli randomness

In this paper, we study Bernoulli random sequences, i.e. sequences that are Martin-Löf random with respect to a Bernoulli measure μ for some in [0,1], where we allow for the possibility that is noncomputable. We focus in particular on the case in which the underlying Bernoulli parameter p is proper...

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Main Author: Porter, C.P (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Summary:In this paper, we study Bernoulli random sequences, i.e. sequences that are Martin-Löf random with respect to a Bernoulli measure μ for some in [0,1], where we allow for the possibility that is noncomputable. We focus in particular on the case in which the underlying Bernoulli parameter p is proper (i.e. Martin-Lof random with respect to some computable measure). We show for every Bernoulli parameter p, if there is a sequence that is both proper and Martin-Löf random with respect to μ p, then p itself must be proper, and explore further consequences of this result. We also study the Turing degrees of Bernoulli random sequences, showing, for instance, that the Turing degrees containing a Bernoulli random sequence do not coincide with the Turing degrees containing a Martin-Löf random sequence. Lastly, we consider several possible approaches to characterizing blind Bernoulli randomness, where the corresponding Martin-Löf tests do not have access to the Bernoulli parameter p, and show that these fail to characterize blind Bernoulli randomness. © 2019 The Author(s).
ISBN:0955792X (ISSN)
DOI:10.1093/logcom/exz021