I am interested in knowing if there is a name for this process:
Suppose I have positive reals $a_1,a_2,\ldots, a_k, b_1,b_2,\ldots, b_m$ such that $\sum_{i=1}^k a_i = \sum_{j=1}^m b_j.$
Then, I can come up with a sequence $c_1,c_2,\ldots, c_l$ where $k,m\leq l\leq k+m$ recursively as follows starting with $c_0 = 0.$
$$c_r = \min\left\{\min_{t: \sum_{i=1}^t a_i > c_{r-1}} \sum_{i=1}^t a_i, \min_{s: \sum_{j=1}^s b_j > c_{r-1}} \sum_{j=1}^s b_j \right\}$$
The $c_r$'s are an ordered list of partial sums.
Let us also define $d_r = c_r - c_{r-1},$ the difference sequence.
Is there a name for this construction of $c_r$'s or $d_r$'s?
I am working on a paper on network flows where I have to split flows in this particular way. It is easy to see what I mean from a picture but cumbersome to understand from the equation. If there is a well-known name for this, I could use it. Thanks.