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Two players start 1 meter away from a target. They simultaneously begin moving towards the target at a same constant speed. If the left player shoots when...
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[2606.04179] Functional Scaling Limits of Interpolated Correlated Random Walks in Hölder Topology
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.04179: Functional Scaling Limits of Interpolated Correlated Random Walks in Hölder Topology
[2606.04245] Properties of a Special Type of Filtration and its Martingale Criteria
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.04245: Properties of a Special Type of Filtration and its Martingale Criteria
[2606.04837] Maximal Minimal Spacing for Random Points
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.04837: Maximal Minimal Spacing for Random Points
[2606.03973] A remark on the majorizing measures theorem for general processes
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.03973: A remark on the majorizing measures theorem for general processes
[2407.10557] The bilateral generalized inverse Gaussian process with applications to financial modeling
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2407.10557: The bilateral generalized inverse Gaussian process with applications to financial modeling
[2505.05921] Limit Theorems for step reinforced random walks with regularly varying memory
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2505.05921: Limit Theorems for step reinforced random walks with regularly varying memory
[2511.06166] Lower bounds on non-random fluctuations in planar first passage percolation
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2511.06166: Lower bounds on non-random fluctuations in planar first passage percolation
[2606.03079] Mean Field Limits for Stochastic, Underdamped Reactive Langevin Dynamics Models
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.03079: Mean Field Limits for Stochastic, Underdamped Reactive Langevin Dynamics Models
[2606.03122] Propagation of support for super-Brownian motion with general branching mechanism
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.03122: Propagation of support for super-Brownian motion with general branching mechanism
[2606.03661] Beta-weighted non-local differential operators and related stochastic processes
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.03661: Beta-weighted non-local differential operators and related stochastic processes
[2606.02570] Stochastic completeness for landmark space
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.02570: Stochastic completeness for landmark space
[2606.02472] Correlated uniform attachment trees
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.02472: Correlated uniform attachment trees
Popperians, Bayesians and Ramseyians — LessWrong
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[2605.30379] Algebraic and FFT-Based Methods for Discrete-Time Matrix Convolutions with Applications to Semi-Markov Models
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.30379: Algebraic and FFT-Based Methods for Discrete-Time Matrix Convolutions with Applications to Semi-Markov Models
[2605.30707] Sharp behavior of the free energy for the two-dimensional directed polymer model
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.30707: Sharp behavior of the free energy for the two-dimensional directed polymer model
[2605.30737] Reducing Kolmogorov's Reversibility Criterion Via a Basis for the Interaction Graph Kernel
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.30737: Reducing Kolmogorov's Reversibility Criterion Via a Basis for the Interaction Graph Kernel
[2605.30755] Collision properties of the four-dimensional random walk trace
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.30755: Collision properties of the four-dimensional random walk trace
[2605.31085] On convergence to non normal laws for ergodic random fields
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.31085: On convergence to non normal laws for ergodic random fields
[2605.31536] Closed-form linear moments of the two-dimensional angular central Gaussian distribution
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.31536: Closed-form linear moments of the two-dimensional angular central Gaussian distribution
[2309.04864] On the Poisson Follower Model
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2309.04864: On the Poisson Follower Model
[2412.11571] Borel Local Lemma: arbitrary random variables and limited exponential growth
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2412.11571: Borel Local Lemma: arbitrary random variables and limited exponential growth
[2509.18852] Short, Quantitative Construction of the IIC in Planar Percolation
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2509.18852: Short, Quantitative Construction of the IIC in Planar Percolation
[2510.19114] Recent developments in exponential functionals of Lévy processes
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2510.19114: Recent developments in exponential functionals of Lévy processes
[2409.06060] Empirical Bernstein in smooth Banach spaces
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2409.06060: Empirical Bernstein in smooth Banach spaces
[2503.21643] Wasserstein bounds for non-linear Gaussian filters
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2503.21643: Wasserstein bounds for non-linear Gaussian filters
[2605.28677] Weak universality for stochastic reaction-diffusion models with long-range correlated noise
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.28677: Weak universality for stochastic reaction-diffusion models with long-range correlated noise
[2605.28770] Cutoff profiles for conjugacy invariant random walks on symmetric groups
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.28770: Cutoff profiles for conjugacy invariant random walks on symmetric groups
[2605.28801] Microscopic Weak Selection Principle for the Logistic Branching Brownian Motion with selection
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.28801: Microscopic Weak Selection Principle for the Logistic Branching Brownian Motion with selection
[2411.10586] A convergence framework for Airy$
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2411.10586: A convergence framework for Airy$_β$ line ensemble via pole evolution