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Fast simulation of new coins from old

Probability 2007-05-23 v5

Abstract

Let S\subset (0,1). Given a known function f:S\to (0,1), we consider the problem of using independent tosses of a coin with probability of heads p (where p\in S is unknown) to simulate a coin with probability of heads f(p). We prove that if S is a closed interval and f is real analytic on S, then f has a fast simulation on S (the number of p-coin tosses needed has exponential tails). Conversely, if a function f has a fast simulation on an open set, then it is real analytic on that set.

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@article{arxiv.math/0309222,
  title  = {Fast simulation of new coins from old},
  author = {Serban Nacu and Yuval Peres},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0309222},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/105051604000000549 in the Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)

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