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### Does $\varphi_{X+Y}(t)=\varphi_X(t)\varphi_Y(t)$ imply independence of $X$ and $Y$? [duplicate]

It shouldn't, but I am blanking on a counterexample. ETA: Note that the $t$ is shared on both sides - which differentiates this from this question. Similarly $F_{X,Y}(x,y)=F_X(x)F_Y(y)$ implies ...
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### Do characteristic functions characterize the independence of random variables? [Solved] [duplicate]

It is well known that the probability density function characterizes the independence of random variables in the following sense. $$X,Y \quad\text{independent}\iff f(x,y)=f_x(x)f_y(y)$$ where $f$ is ...
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### A criterion for independence based on Characteristic function

Let $X$ and $Y$ be real-valued random variables defined on the same space. Let's use $\phi_X$ to denote the characteristic function of $X$. If $\phi_{X+Y}=\phi_X\phi_Y$ then must $X$ and $Y$ be ...
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### Prove that $X,Y$ are independent iff the characteristic function of $(X,Y)$ equals the product of the characteristic functions of $X$ and $Y$

Let $(\Omega,\mathcal A,\operatorname P)$ be a probability space $X$ and $Y$ be random variables on $(\Omega,\mathcal A,\operatorname P)$ with values in $\mathbb{R}^m$ and $\mathbb{R}^n$, ...
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### Show that if two random variables sequences are pairwise independent then the limits are independent, too.

Two sequences $X_1, X_2, \ldots, Y_1, Y_2,\ldots : (\Omega, \mathcal{F},\mathbb{P}) \to (\mathbb{R}, \mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}))$ of real random variables such that $\forall n \ X_n, Y_n$ are ...
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### X,Y,Z are mutually independent random variables. Is X and Y+Z independent?

X,Y,Z are mutually independent random variables. Is X and Y+Z independent? Please, give me a hint how to prove it?
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### Does $E[e^{it(aX + bY)}]=E[e^{itaX}]E[e^{itbY}]$ for every $a,b\in\mathbb{R}$ imply that $X$ and $Y$ are independent?

Let $X, Y$ be two random variables such that for every $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R}$, $$E[e^{it(\alpha X + \beta Y)}]=E[e^{it\alpha X}]E[e^{it\beta Y}]$$ for all $t\in\mathbb{R}$. Does it follow ...
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### Clarification of Proof on Kac's Theorem for Characteristic Functions

There is a proof given here that I don't really understand, and was hoping someone more competent could explain it in some more detail: Moment generating functions/ Characteristic functions of $X,Y$ ...
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### Why are these two Poisson-processes independent?

I have two poisson-processes, I have seen a mathematical proof that they are independent, and offcourse they must be independent since the proof is in several textbooks. But logically I can not ...
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### If $B$ is a BM and $\mathcal F_t=\sigma(B_s,s\le t)$, then $(B_{s+t}-B_t)_{s\ge 0}$ is independent of $\mathcal F_t^+:=\bigcap_{s>t}\mathcal F_s$

Let $B=(B_t)_{t\ge 0}$ be a Brownian motion on a probability space $(\Omega,\mathcal A,\operatorname{P})$, i.e. $B$ is a real-valued stochastic process with $B_0=0$ almost surely $B$ has independent ...
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### Verifying a Brownian motion through the Laplace transform

Let $X(t)$ be a continuous stochastic process and $\mathcal G(t)$ be the $\sigma$-algebra generated by $\{X(\tau) : \tau\leq t \}$. Suppose that for any $0\leq s\leq t$ and $\lambda\in\mathbb C$ ...
### Why does $\mathbb{E}(F(X) 1_A) = \mathbb{P}(A) \mathbb{E}(F(X))$ imply the independence of $X$ and $A$?
I was trying to understand the Markov property of Brownian Motion and in one of the proofs the author claims that the following result Let $\mathcal{F} \subseteq \mathcal{A}$ be a $\sigma$-algebra ...