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Dirichlet law for factorization of integers, polynomials and permutations

Number Theory 2023-08-31 v3 Combinatorics Probability

Abstract

Let k2k \geq 2 be an integer. We prove that factorization of integers into kk parts follows the Dirichlet distribution Dir(1k,,1k)\text{Dir}\left(\frac{1}{k},\ldots,\frac{1}{k}\right) by multidimensional contour integration, thereby generalizing the Deshouillers-Dress-Tenenbaum (DDT) arcsine law on divisors where k=2k=2. The same holds for factorization of polynomials or permutations. Dirichlet distribution with arbitrary parameters can be modelled similarly.

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@article{arxiv.2206.14728,
  title  = {Dirichlet law for factorization of integers, polynomials and permutations},
  author = {Sun-Kai Leung},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.14728},
  year   = {2023}
}

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24 pages; to appear in Math. Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc

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