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Number of discrete Lipschitz functions with given Lipschitz constant

Fix $T, K, N \in \mathbb Z_+$. How many distinct Lipschitz functions $f: \{0, \dots, T\} \to \mathbb Z$ are there with Lipschitz constant $K$, and supremum norm at most $N$ satisfying $f(0) = 0$? In ...
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Arrangements of fixed $k$-polyplets in a $n\times n$ matrix

Recently, I asked a question about the number of arrangements of $k$ elements inside a $n\times n$ matrix with certain restrictions. The one I´m actually interested in for this question is in its 2. ...
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An inequality about unit vector orthogonal to $(1,1,...,1)$

Does there exist a constant $\alpha>0$ such that the following holds? $$\liminf_{n\to\infty}\inf_{x\in\mathbb{R}^n, \sum_{i=1}^nx_i^2=1, \sum_{i=1}^nx_i=0}\frac{\sum_{i<j, |i-j|\leq\frac{n}{4}}(...
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Boundedness of total current in electrical network

Consider the following symmetric matrix (adjacency matrix): $$A=(a_{ij})_{1\leq i,j\leq n}$$ such that $a_{ij}=a_{ji}, a_{ii}=0$ and $a_{ij}=0$ for $|i-j|\geq k$ where $k\geq3$. We also have $1\leq a_{...
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Understanding equiprobable trinomial identity

With $f(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_1+x_2+x_3;\,1/3,1/3,1/3):= \frac{(x_1+x_2+x_3)!}{x_1!\,x_2!\,x_3!\, 3^{x_1+x_2+x_3}}$ denoting the probability mass function of the equiprobable trinomial distribution as in wiki/...
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Average number of pieces of a random piecewise-linear function

Let $I$ be a (nonempty) compact interval in $\mathbb R$ and $a_1,b_1,\ldots,a_L,b_L \in \mathbb R$. Let $\varphi$ be a piecewise function with $T \ge 2$ pieces(for example $T=2$ for the choice $\...
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Independent identical distribution sequence

given a measurable function $\alpha: (\Omega, \mu) \to \mathbb{R}$, and transformation $\sigma : \Omega \to \Omega $. I found an example such that $\alpha, \alpha\circ \sigma, \alpha\circ \sigma^2, \...
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Spectral decomposition of a combinatorial matrix/Random walks on $s$-sets

$\newcommand{\Z}{\mathbb{Z}} \newcommand{\J}{\mathcal{J}} \newcommand{\la}{\lambda} \newcommand{\1}{\mathbf{1}} \newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}}$ Take any $n\in[3;\infty]$. Here and in what follows, $[k;\...
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Does CLT hold for joint distribution of two dependent binomial variables?

Let $S_n$ and $T_m$ be two binomial variables satisfying $S_n\sim B(n,\frac12)$ and $T_m\sim B(m,\frac12)$. Define $\tilde{S}_n=\frac{2S_n-n}{\sqrt{n}}$ and define $\tilde{T}_m$ similarly. For any ...
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integral of a "sin-omial" coefficients=binomial

I find the following averaged-integral amusing and intriguing, to say the least. Is there any proof? For any pair of integers $n\geq k\geq0$, we have $$\frac1{\pi}\int_0^{\pi}\frac{\sin^n(x)}{\...
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Level sets of function of inner products of vectors on hypercube

Let $H = \{ 0, 1\}^d$ be the $d$-th Cartesian product of $\{0, 1\}$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Suppose $v_1, \ldots, v_k$ are $k$ vectors in $H$ in general position. We define function $F \colon H^{k}\...
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$\binom{x}{2}+\binom{x}{4}+\cdots+\binom{x}{2u}$ is a convex function on $[0,+\infty)$?

Let $f(x)=\binom{x}{2}+\binom{x}{4}+\cdots+\binom{x}{2u}$, where $u\in\mathbb{Z}^+$ and $\binom{x}{l}=\frac{x(x-1)\dots(x-l+1)}{l!}$ for all $l\in\mathbb{Z}^+$. Then can we prove $f(x)$ is a convex ...
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Distribution of $\max_{n \ge 0} S_n$, random walk

Say we have a random walk that is a nearest neighbor random walk on the integers where at each step the probability of moving one step to the right is $p$ and the probability of moving one step to the ...
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Pros and cons of probability model for permutations

I am studying probability model of random permetuation Let $b(n; k)$ denote the number of permutations of {1,...,n} with precisely k inversions ($inv(\pi)$). The analytic approach was considered by L....
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