Fair Prophets
We initiate the study of $\alpha$-fair prophet inequalities. This interpolates between utilitarian welfare $(\alpha=0)$, Nash welfare $(\alpha=1)$, and Rawlsian max-min fairness $(\alpha\to\infty)$. Given the non-linearity of the objective, it matters when the expectation is applied. For instance, for the Rawlsian obje...