Fragment size distributions in random fragmentations with cutoff.

We consider the following fragmentation model with cutoff: a fragment with initial size $x_{0}>1$ splits into $b>1$ daughter fragments with random sizes, the partition law of which has exchangeable distribution. In subsequent steps, fragmentation proceeds independently for each sub-fragments whose sizes are bigger than some cutoff value $x_{c}=1$ only. This process naturally terminates with probability $1$. The size of a fragment is the random mass attached to a leaf of a ''typical'' path of the full (finite) fragmentation tree. The height's law of typical paths is first analyzed, using analytic and renewal processes techniques. We then compute fragments' size limiting distribution ($x_{0}\uparrow \infty $), for various senses of a typical path. Next, we exhibit some of its statistical features, essentially in the case of the exchangeable Dirichlet partition model.

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Source ISSN: 0167-7152
Author Huillet, Thierry, Ghorbel, Mohamed Ali
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 7, 2026, 09:53 (UTC)
Created May 7, 2026, 09:53 (UTC)
Identifier hal-00093139
Language en
contributor Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modélisation (LPTM - UMR 8089) ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-CY Cergy Paris Université (CY)
creator Huillet, Thierry
date 2005-05-07T00:00:00
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