Binomial Searching for a Random Number of Multinomially Hidden Objects

DOI10.1287/MNSC.25.11.1115MaRDI QIDQ3919438zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors George Kimeldorf, Furman H. Smith

Publication date 1979

Published in Management Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.25.11.1115

zbMATH Keywords

binomial searchingrandom number of multinomially hidden objects

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Search theory (90B40) Dynamic programming (90C39) Markov and semi-Markov decision processes (90C40) Applications of mathematical programming (90C90)

Cited in

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• Optimal search for one of many objects hidden in two boxes
• Continuous and discrete search for one of many objects
• On Discrete Search for a Multiple Number of Objects

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