Analysis on four paradoxes in terms of probability and mathematics

Yuyi Pan

doi:10.1117/12.2627707

22 April 2022 Analysis on four paradoxes in terms of probability and mathematics

Yuyi Pan

Proceedings Volume 12163, International Conference on Statistics, Applied Mathematics, and Computing Science (CSAMCS 2021); 121632Y (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627707
Event: International Conference on Statistics, Applied Mathematics, and Computing Science (CSAMCS 2021), 2021, Nanjing, China

Abstract

The first paradox in the world was proposed in ancient Greek, and thousands of years later, it has been solved tentatively. Afterward, with the continuous development and integrity of people’s thoughts, several new paradoxes have been proposed. People have been confused by these paradoxes for a long time. However, some of them can be gradually explained now due to the development of science. This paper analyses several classical paradoxes, namely Murphy’s law, the paradox about waiting buses, gaining diseases, and the paradox of three prisoners. It is found that the probability theory is an indispensable tool for analyzing them.

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Yuyi Pan "Analysis on four paradoxes in terms of probability and mathematics", Proc. SPIE 12163, International Conference on Statistics, Applied Mathematics, and Computing Science (CSAMCS 2021), 121632Y (22 April 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627707

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