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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 SnS_n. It has stationary distribution π(σ)\pi(\sigma) the Luce model, a nonuniform distribution on SnS_n, which appears in psychology, horse race betting, and tournament poker. Simple enumerative questions, such as ``what is the distribution of the top kk cards?'' or ``what is the distribution of the bottom kk 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

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