Daniel Litt's Probability Puzzle
Combinatorics
2024-09-13 v1
Abstract
In this expository note, we discuss a ``balls-and-urns'' probability puzzle posed by Daniel Litt.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2409.08094,
title = {Daniel Litt's Probability Puzzle},
author = {Maura B. Paterson and Douglas R. Stinson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.08094},
year = {2024}
}
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