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A simple master Theorem for discrete divide and conquer recurrences

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2025-04-24 v3 Probability

Abstract

The aim of this note is to provide a Master Theorem for some discrete divide and conquer recurrences: Xn=an+j=1mbjXnmj,X_{n}=a_n+\sum_{j=1}^m b_j X_{\lfloor{\frac{n}{m_j}}\rfloor}, where the mim_i's are integers with mi2m_i\ge 2. The main novelty of this work is there is no assumption of regularity or monotonicity for (an)(a_n). Then, this result can be applied to various sequences of random variables (an)n0(a_n)_{n\ge 0}, for example such that supn1E(an)<+\sup_{n\ge 1}\mathbb{E}(|a_n|)<+\infty.

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@article{arxiv.1902.10600,
  title  = {A simple master Theorem for discrete divide and conquer recurrences},
  author = {Olivier Garet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.10600},
  year   = {2025}
}
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