A Paradox in the Two Envelope Paradox?
Volčič, Aljoša
Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 4 (2011), p. 337-345 / Harvested from Biblioteca Digitale Italiana di Matematica
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. - We describe accurately the history of the two envelope paradox. We also formulate a new version of SchrÈodinger's paradox which reveals a close connection between the two sorts of paradoxes. Finally, we show that built into the most popular version of the two envelope paradox there is a logical paradox reminiscent of the unexpected hanging paradox.

Publié le : 2011-10-01
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Volčič, Aljoša. A Paradox in the Two Envelope Paradox?. Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 4 (2011) pp. 337-345. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/BUMI_2011_9_4_3_337_0/

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