Explicit values for two particles and for uniform probabilities #
In Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the paper, explicit values are given for the gains γ_t(j, j') of M-BS
and CM-BS with two particles and for the probabilities that the indices of the output and of the
reference coincide when the final weights and the backward-sampling probabilities are uniform. These
values are stated and proved here.
For two particles, γ_t(j, j) = 2 (1 - max_i B_t(i|j)) ^ 2 for M-BS and CM-BS, and
γ_t(j, j') = 2 min_i B_t(i|j) B_t(i|j') for CM-BS and j ≠ j' (Section 4.2).
If the final weights and the backward-sampling probabilities are uniform on N ≥ 2 indices, the
probability P_𝐱(l_t = b_t) that the indices of the output and of the reference coincide at time
t is zero under CM-BS, 1/N under BS and, for t < T, under FM-BS, and
(1 - (-1/N) ^ (T - t)) / (N + 1) under M-BS (Section 4.3). With T = n + 1 and t the time
t.val + 1 of the paper, T - t = n - t.val.