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We prove a contraction principle for vector valued martingales with respect to random variables having exponential tail behaviour with exponent 2<α<∞.
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Geiss, S. Contraction Principles for Vector Valued Martingales with Respect to Random Variables Having Exponential Tail with Exponent 2<α<∞. Journal of Theoretical Probability 14, 39–59 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007864813858
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