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A Proof of the Kikuta–Ruckle Conjecture on Cyclic Caching of Resources

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  • Steve Alpern

    (London School of Economics)

  • Robbert Fokkink

    (TU Delft)

  • Christos Pelekis

    (TU Delft)

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Suppose that a hider possesses a continuously divisible resource that he may distribute around a circle. The resources on a random arc in the circle are lost. The hider has a priori information on the length of the arc and he wants to maximize the probability that the retrieved portion exceeds a critical quantity, which is enough to survive on. We show that there exists an optimal resource distribution, which uses a finite number of point caches of equal size, establishing a conjecture of Kikuta and Ruckle. Our result is related to a conjecture of Samuels’ on-tail probabilities.

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  • Steve Alpern & Robbert Fokkink & Christos Pelekis, 2012. "A Proof of the Kikuta–Ruckle Conjecture on Cyclic Caching of Resources," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Springer, vol. 153(3), pages 650-661, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joptap:v:153:y:2012:i:3:d:10.1007_s10957-011-9977-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10957-011-9977-1
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