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Random continued fractions with beta hypergeometric distribution

Probability 2010-04-09 v1

Abstract

In a recent paper (Asci \textit{et al.}, 2008) it has been shown that certain random continued fractions have a density which is a product of a beta density and a hypergeometric function 2F1_{2}F_{1}. In the present paper we fully exploit a formula due to Thomae (1879) in order to generalize substantially the class of random continuous fractions with a density of the above form. This involves the design of seven particular graphs. Infinite paths on them lead to random continued fractions with an explicit distribution. A careful study about the set of five real parameters leading to a beta-hypergeometric distribution is required, relying on almost forgotten results mainly due to Felix Klein.

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@article{arxiv.1004.1192,
  title  = {Random continued fractions with beta hypergeometric distribution},
  author = {Gérard Letac and Mauro Piccioni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.1192},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

28 pages, 11 figures.

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