Polymorphic Bacteria (noch nicht übersetzt)
- Every minute, each individual will simultaneously undergo some kind of transformation.
- Each individual A of type α will, independently, do one of the following (at random with equal probability):
- clone itself, resulting in a new bacterium of type α (alongside A who remains)
- split into 3 new bacteria of type β (replacing A)
- Each individual B of type β will, independently, do one of the following (at random with equal probability):
- spawn a new bacterium of type α (alongside B who remains)
- die
If a population starts with a single bacterium of type α, then it can be shown that there is a 0.07243802 probability that the population will eventually die out, and a 0.92756198 probability that the population will last forever. These probabilities are given rounded to 8 decimal places.
Now consider another species of bacteria, Sk,m (where k and m are positive integers), which occurs in k different types αi for 0≤i<k. The rules governing this species' lifecycle involve the sequence rn defined by:
- r0=306
- rn+1=r2nmod10007
Every minute, for each i, each bacterium A of type αi will independently choose an integer j uniformly at random in the range 0≤j<m. What it then does depends on q=rim+jmod5:
- If q=0, A dies.
- If q=1, A clones itself, resulting in a new bacterium of type αi (alongside A who remains).
- If q=2, A mutates, changing into type α(2i)modk.
- If q=3, A splits into 3 new bacteria of type α(i2+1)modk (replacing A).
- If q=4, A spawns a new bacterium of type α(i+1)modk (alongside A who remains).
In fact, our original species was none other than S2,2, with α=α0 and β=α1.
Let Pk,m be the probability that a population of species Sk,m, starting with a single bacterium of type α0, will eventually die out. So P2,2=0.07243802. You are also given that P4,3=0.18554021 and P10,5=0.53466253, all rounded to 8 decimal places.
Find P500,10, and give your answer rounded to 8 decimal places.