Probability of any random n points on a line being within a given distance
Given a virtual line segment in cm and n random points on it, what is the probability that the distance between any consecutive points on the line is less than a given minimum distance?
For Example:
n = 10 points
lineSegment = 1000 cm
minimumDistance = 2 cm
Running a Montecarlo simulation I took the following steps:
- generate n random points
- sort the points by order of smaller first
- calculate the distances between consecutive points
- count how many distances are smaller or equal to the minimumDistance.
Link to Python Montecarlo simulation on replit:
https://replit.com/@NissimCohen/MonteCarlo1#main.py
Is there an analytical solution to deal with any n number of points?
If yes, then I need:
1. Mathematical proof/explanation
2. algorithm/formula
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