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Main Author: Clay, Alexander
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00343
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author Clay, Alexander
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contents We prove central limit theorems for the number of descents and the number of inversions after a shelf-shuffle. In particular, we bound the convergence rate for the number of inversions independently of the number of shelves. Along the way, we determine the mean and variance for the number of inversions after a shelf shuffle, which was also an open problem. We also suggest ways to extend our results to biased shelf-shuffles.
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spellingShingle Limit Theorems for Descents and Inversions of Shelf-Shuffles
Clay, Alexander
Probability
Combinatorics
We prove central limit theorems for the number of descents and the number of inversions after a shelf-shuffle. In particular, we bound the convergence rate for the number of inversions independently of the number of shelves. Along the way, we determine the mean and variance for the number of inversions after a shelf shuffle, which was also an open problem. We also suggest ways to extend our results to biased shelf-shuffles.
title Limit Theorems for Descents and Inversions of Shelf-Shuffles
topic Probability
Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00343