Enumerative Theory for the Tsetlin Library
Probability
2023-06-30 v1
Abstract
The Tsetlin library is a well-studied Markov chain on the symmetric group . It has stationary distribution the Luce model, a nonuniform distribution on , which appears in psychology, horse race betting, and tournament poker. Simple enumerative questions, such as ``what is the distribution of the top cards?'' or ``what is the distribution of the bottom cards?'' are long open. We settle these questions and draw attention to a host of parallel questions on the extension to the chambers of a hyperplane arrangement.
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@article{arxiv.2306.16521,
title = {Enumerative Theory for the Tsetlin Library},
author = {Sourav Chatterjee and Persi Diaconis and Gene B. Kim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.16521},
year = {2023}
}
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23 pages, 1 figure