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The vacillating mathematician

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The problem of a mathematician who walks from her home to her office and changes her mind repeatedly during this walk is discussed. Stochastic generalizations of this problem can be used to model many real-life situations.

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  1. Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa, IA, USA

    K. B. Athreya

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Athreya, K.B. The vacillating mathematician. Reson 2, 16–24 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02838776

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