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A proof of Andrews' conjecture on Partitions with no short sequences

Number Theory 2012-04-24 v1 Probability

Abstract

Holroyd, Liggett, and Romik introduced the following probability model. Let C1,C2,...C_1, C_2,... be independent events with probabilities s(Cn)=1ens\P_s(C_n)= 1-e^{-ns} under a probability measure s\P_s with 0<s<10<s<1. Let AkA_k be the event that there is no sequence of kk consecutive CiC_i that do not occur. We given an asymptotic for s(Ak)\P_s(A_k) with a relative error term that goes to 0 as s0s\to 0. This establishes a conjecture of Andrews.

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@article{arxiv.1204.4738,
  title  = {A proof of Andrews' conjecture on Partitions with no short sequences},
  author = {Daniel M. Kane and Robert C. Rhoades},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.4738},
  year   = {2012}
}