Random Bulgarian solitaire
Probability
2012-01-31 v2
Abstract
We consider a stochastic variant of the game of Bulgarian solitaire [M. Gardner (1983), Sci. Amer. 249, 12-21]. For the stationary measure of the random Bulgarian solitaire, we prove that most of its mass is concentrated on (roughly) triangular configurations of certain type.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0401385,
title = {Random Bulgarian solitaire},
author = {Serguei Popov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0401385},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
28 pages, 4 figures; revised version - to appear in Random Structures and Algorithms