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Random-subspace tests and trace smoothing for coordinate sweeps

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We prove that an absolute number of coordinate sweeps of the Thorp shuffle on $n=2^d$ positions brings the full permutation to total-variation distance at most $\frac12n^{-5}$ from uniform, uniformly over the initial deck. Thus $O(d)$ physical shuffles suffice, which is optimal in order.

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