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arxiv: 0806.3583 · v1 · submitted 2008-06-22 · 🧮 math.CO · math.PR

Carries, Shuffling and An Amazing Matrix

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The number of ``carries'' when $n$ random integers are added forms a Markov chain [23]. We show that this Markov chain has the same transition matrix as the descent process when a deck of $n$ cards is repeatedly riffle shuffled. This gives new results for the statistics of carries and shuffling.

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