The asymptotic probability of a tie for first place

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DOI10.1214/aoap/1177005360zbMath0787.60029MaRDI QIDQ1308698

Bennett Eisenberg, Gilbert Strang, Gilbert Stengle

Publication date: 19 May 1994

Published in: The Annals of Applied Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1214/aoap/1177005360


60F05: Central limit and other weak theorems

60G70: Extreme value theory; extremal stochastic processes

60F20: Zero-one laws


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