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On Poisson–Dirichlet Limits for Random Decomposable Combinatorial Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 1999

RICHARD ARRATIA
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1113, USA (e-mail: rarratia@math.usc.edustavare@gnome.usc.edu)
A. D. BARBOUR
Affiliation:
Abteilung für Angewandte Mathematik, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland (e-mail: adb@amath.unizh.ch)
SIMON TAVARÉ
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1113, USA (e-mail: rarratia@math.usc.edustavare@gnome.usc.edu)
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Abstract

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We prove a joint local limit law for the distribution of the r largest components of decomposable logarithmic combinatorial structures, including assemblies, multisets and selections. Our method is entirely probabilistic, and requires only weak conditions that may readily be verified in practice.

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Research Article
Copyright
1999 Cambridge University Press