Abstract
We consider the probability of the time T until a rod of length L is broken up into unit lengths along a given path, when the permutations of the broken parts are taken into account. The inductive method is shown to work for L = 3,4, 5. This note extends earlier results by Gani and Swift (2011 ) in which permutations of the broken parts of the rod were condensed into a single state.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 72-76 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Mathematical Scientist |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |