On the probability of forming polygons from a broken stick

DOI10.1016/j.spl.2021.109237zbMath1474.60024arXiv2107.09604OpenAlexW3200691273MaRDI QIDQ2244552

William Verreault

Publication date: 12 November 2021

Published in: Statistics \& Probability Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.09604

zbMATH Keywords

order statisticsspacingsgeometric probabilitybroken stick

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric probability and stochastic geometry (60D05)

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