Where should you park your car? The $\frac{1}{2}$ rule
Where should you park your car? The $\frac{1}{2}$ rule
We investigate parking in a one-dimensional lot, where cars enter at a rate $\lambda$ and each attempts to park close to a target at the origin. Parked cars also depart at rate 1. An entering driver cannot see beyond the parked cars for more desirable open spots. We analyze a …