Telescoping Sums, Permutations, and First Occurrence Distributions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2016
Description
Telescoping sums very naturally lead to probability distributions on ℤ+. But are these distributions typically cosmetic and devoid of motivation? In this paper we give three examples of 'first occurrence' distributions, each defined by telescoping sums, and each arising from concrete questions about the structure of permutations.
Citation Information
Godbole, Anant; and Hao, Jie. 2016. Telescoping Sums, Permutations, and First Occurrence Distributions. Mathematical Scientist. Vol.41(2). 75-83. https://arxiv.org/pdf/1403.7665.pdf ISSN: 0312-3685