Prophet Inequalities with Delayed and Uncertain Acceptance

arXiv:2603.21740 · cs.GT · Submitted 2026-03-23 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-03-23

Updated: 2026-10-26

Terminology

• Competitive Ratio — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Benchmark — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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