On a model for storage and search
- 1 September 1973
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Applied Probability
- Vol. 10 (3) , 697-701
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3212792
Abstract
Books are arranged on a shelf. After use, a book is returned to the left hand end of the shelf. Expressions are derived for the probability that, in equilibrium, a given book is in a given position on the shelf, in terms of the frequencies with which the different books are demanded.Keywords
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