Is flipping a coin a deterministic process or a random one? We do not allow
bounces. If we know the initial velocity and the spin given to the coin,
mechanics should predict the face it lands on. However, the coin toss has been
everyone's introduction to probability and has been assumed to be the hallmark
random process. So, what's going on here? This article discusses the problem
first brought up by Keller in 1986 using a perspective tangential to the one
used by Keller which leads us to new insight about the probability of getting
heads.
Description
How does a coin toss? A look under an asymptotic microscope
%0 Journal Article
%1 george2019under
%A George, Jithin D.
%D 2019
%K Experiment coin toss
%T How does a coin toss? A look under an asymptotic microscope
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1904.07101
%X Is flipping a coin a deterministic process or a random one? We do not allow
bounces. If we know the initial velocity and the spin given to the coin,
mechanics should predict the face it lands on. However, the coin toss has been
everyone's introduction to probability and has been assumed to be the hallmark
random process. So, what's going on here? This article discusses the problem
first brought up by Keller in 1986 using a perspective tangential to the one
used by Keller which leads us to new insight about the probability of getting
heads.
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abstract = {Is flipping a coin a deterministic process or a random one? We do not allow
bounces. If we know the initial velocity and the spin given to the coin,
mechanics should predict the face it lands on. However, the coin toss has been
everyone's introduction to probability and has been assumed to be the hallmark
random process. So, what's going on here? This article discusses the problem
first brought up by Keller in 1986 using a perspective tangential to the one
used by Keller which leads us to new insight about the probability of getting
heads.},
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author = {George, Jithin D.},
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description = {How does a coin toss? A look under an asymptotic microscope},
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note = {cite arxiv:1904.07101},
timestamp = {2019-04-19T20:30:52.000+0200},
title = {How does a coin toss? A look under an asymptotic microscope},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1904.07101},
year = 2019
}