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Stationary 1-dependent Counting Processes: from Runs to Bivariate Generating Functions

Probability 2021-05-19 v1

Abstract

We give a formula for the bivariate generating function of a stationary 1-dependent counting process in terms of its run probability generating function, with a probabilistic proof. The formula reduces to the well known bivariate generating function of the Eulerian distribution in the case of descents of a sequence of indepependent and identically distributed random variables. The formula is compared with alternative expressions from the theory of determinantal point processes and the combinatorics of sequences.

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@article{arxiv.2105.08255,
  title  = {Stationary 1-dependent Counting Processes: from Runs to Bivariate Generating Functions},
  author = {Jim Pitman and Zhiyi You},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.08255},
  year   = {2021}
}

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17 pages

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