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Main Author: Getachew, Amanuel T.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00436
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author Getachew, Amanuel T.
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contents In this paper, we explore parking distributions on caterpillar trees, focusing on two primary statistics: the number of lucky cars and the frequency with which cars prefer specific parking spaces. We use first-return decomposition to reveal a symmetry in their joint distribution and develop a $q, t$-analog of the Fuss-Catalan generating function. We prove that this generating function exhibits specific symmetry and satisfies a functional equation. Additionally, we extend our findings to any m statistics that satisfy certain criteria, presenting a concrete example of such $m$ statistics to illustrate the broader applicability of our results.
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spellingShingle Symmetry in Tree Parking Distributions
Getachew, Amanuel T.
Combinatorics
In this paper, we explore parking distributions on caterpillar trees, focusing on two primary statistics: the number of lucky cars and the frequency with which cars prefer specific parking spaces. We use first-return decomposition to reveal a symmetry in their joint distribution and develop a $q, t$-analog of the Fuss-Catalan generating function. We prove that this generating function exhibits specific symmetry and satisfies a functional equation. Additionally, we extend our findings to any m statistics that satisfy certain criteria, presenting a concrete example of such $m$ statistics to illustrate the broader applicability of our results.
title Symmetry in Tree Parking Distributions
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00436