Cauchy-Stieltjes and Riemann-Stieltjes integrals

Cauchy-stieltjes and Riemann-stielt Jes Integrals

Riemann-Stieltjes integrals

This short note gives an introduction to the Riemann-Stieltjes integral on R and Rn. Some natural and important applications in probability theory are discussed. The reason for discussing the Riemann-Stieltjes integral instead of the more general Lebesgue and LebesgueStieltjes integrals are that most applications in elementary probability theory are satisfactorily covered by the Riemann-Stieltj...

Two Point Gauss–legendre Quadrature Rule for Riemann–stieltjes Integrals

In order to approximate the Riemann–Stieltjes integral ∫ b a f (t) dg (t) by 2–point Gaussian quadrature rule, we introduce the quadrature rule ∫ 1 −1 f (t) dg (t) ≈ Af ( − √ 3 3 ) + Bf (√ 3 3 ) , for suitable choice of A and B. Error estimates for this approximation under various assumptions for the functions involved are provided as well.

On Cauchy-Stieltjes kernel families

We explore properties of Cauchy-Stieltjes families that have no counterpart in exponential families. We relate the variance function of the iterated Cauchy-Stieltjes family to the pseudo-variance function of the initial Cauchy-Stieltjes family. We also investigate when the domain of means can be extended beyond the ”natural domain”.

Majorisation inequalities for Stieltjes integrals

Inequalities of the majorisation type for convex functions and Stieltjes integrals are given. Applications for some particular convex functions of interest are also pointed out.