Density-half conjecture for discrete stick fragmentation

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Let S⊆Z+\mathfrak{S}\subseteq\mathbb{Z}_+ be a stopping set such that the natural density exists, and write

r=lim⁡n→∞∣[1,n]∩S∣n.r=\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{|[1,n]\cap\mathfrak{S}|}{n}.

Assume that r>0r>0. Density-half conjecture. The set of dead stick lengths approaches Benford behavior if and only if r=1/2r=1/2. This conjecture proposes that the density of the stopping set is the only essential feature governing Benfordness in the discrete fragmentation process; the precise scope of the assertion remains open.

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Xinyu Fang, Steven J. Miller, Maxwell Sun and Amanda Verga, “Generalized Continuous and Discrete Stick Fragmentation and Benford's Law”, arXiv:2309.00766 (2023).

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