Number of regions created by random chords in the circle

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the number of regions in a unit circle after drawing $n$ i.i.d. random chords in the circle according to a particular family of distribution. We find that as $n$ goes to infinity, the distribution of the number of regions, properly shifted and scaled, converges to the standard normal distribution and the error can be bounded by Stein's method for proving Central Limit Theorem.

arXiv comment14 pages, 4 figures