On beta distributed limits of iterated linear random functions.

We consider several special cases of iterations of random i.i.d. linear functions with beta distributed fixed points. When iterated in a backward direction we obtain a nested interval scheme, whilst the forward direction generates an ergodic Markov chain. Our approach involves relating the random equation satisfied by the beta distributed fixed point to a random equation with a gamma distributed fixed point. The paper extends many results available in the existing literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]