On the moments of the Ulam-Kac adder
Probability
2023-04-03 v2
Abstract
Let be a sequence of independent random variables such that is distributed uniformly on . The Ulam-Kac adder is the history-dependent random sequence defined by with the initial condition . We show that for each , it holds that approaches a constant as . Loose bounds are provided for the constants .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2303.03606,
title = {On the moments of the Ulam-Kac adder},
author = {Gage Bonner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.03606},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
Fixed typos, updated references/end matter. Removed citation of a conjecture which has actually been decided (in the negative.)