The Candy-Passing Game for c\geq3n-2

dc.creatorKominers, Paul M.
dc.date2007-09-13
dc.date2007-11-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:36:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:36:31Z
dc.descriptionWe determine the behavior of Tanton's candy-passing game for all distributions of at least 3n-2 candies, where n is the number of students. Specifically, we show that the configuration of candy in such a game eventually becomes fixed.
dc.description3 pages; edited in response to referee's comments
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2156
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2156
dc.identifierPi Mu Epsilon Journal, 12(8):459-460 (2008).
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/160149
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subject37B15, 05C38 (Primary); 05C35 (Secondary)
dc.titleThe Candy-Passing Game for c\geq3n-2
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