This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A distribution G on (0, ∞) is called matrix-exponential if the density has the form $\boldsymbol{\alpha}\mathbf{\mathit{e}}^{{\bf T}z}$ s ...

In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.