IsBernoulliRV X p μ says that under measure μ, the random variable X is almost
surely $\{0,1\}$-valued, takes the value $1$ with probability $p$, and $p \in [0,1]$.
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Sharp Chernoff upper-tail bound (Theorem 5.0.5). For independent Bernoullis $X_i$ with mean $\mu = \sum_i p_i > 0$ and $\varepsilon > 0$, $\Pr\!\left(\sum_i X_i \ge (1+\varepsilon)\mu\right) \le \exp(-((1+\varepsilon)\log(1+\varepsilon) - \varepsilon)\mu)$.
Weak Chernoff upper-tail bound (Theorem 5.0.6 / Corollary 5.0.3). For independent Bernoullis $X_i$ with mean $\mu > 0$ and $\varepsilon > 0$, $\Pr\!\left(\sum_i X_i \ge (1+\varepsilon)\mu\right) \le \exp\!\left(-\dfrac{\varepsilon^2}{1+\varepsilon}\,\mu\right)$.
Chernoff lower-tail bound (Theorem 5.0.7). For independent Bernoullis $X_i$ with mean $\mu > 0$ and $\varepsilon > 0$, $\Pr\!\left(\sum_i X_i \le (1-\varepsilon)\mu\right) \le \exp(-\varepsilon^2 \mu / 2)$.
Elementary inequality underlying the weakening from sharp to weak Chernoff: $\dfrac{\varepsilon^2}{1+\varepsilon} \le (1+\varepsilon)\log(1+\varepsilon) - \varepsilon$ for all $\varepsilon > 0$.