Journal of Applied Probability · 1973 · 84 citations · 2 references
Social SciencesMathematicsMicroeconomicsProbability TheoryStochastic ProcessesBook DistributionInformation EconomicsInventory TheoryMarket EquilibriumRetrieval ModelsEquilibrium In Search ModelsShelf Arrangement
Books are arranged on a shelf. After use, a book is returned to the left hand end of the shelf. Expressions are derived for the probability that, in equilibrium, a given book is in a given position on the shelf, in terms of the frequencies with which the different books are demanded.
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