@article{whenmoresamplinghurtsthemodalceilingandc,
  title = {When More Sampling Hurts: The Modal Ceiling and Correlation Ceiling of Test-Time Scaling},
  author = {Yong Yi Bay and Kathleen A. Yearick},
  year = {2026},
  eprint = {2606.28661},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.28661},
}