SIAMCOMP
1998
13 years 4 months ago
1998
This paper introduces a near-linear time sequential algorithm for constructing a sparse neighborhood cover. This implies analogous improvements (from quadratic to near-linear time)...
SIAMCOMP
1998
13 years 4 months ago
1998
It is shown that the minimum cut ratio is within a factor of O(log k) of the maximum concurrent flow for k-commodity flow instances with arbitrary capacities and demands. This im...
SIAMCOMP
1998
13 years 4 months ago
1998
We present a consensus algorithm that combines unreliable failure detection and randomization, two well-known techniques for solving consensus in asynchronous systems with crash f...
SIAMCOMP
1998
13 years 4 months ago
1998
Motivated by applications in computer graphics, visualization, and scienti c computation, we study the computational complexity of the following problem: Given a set S of n points...
SIAMCOMP
1998
13 years 4 months ago
1998
Abstract. String matching is rich with a variety of algorithmic tools. In contrast, multidimensional matching has had a rather sparse set of techniques. This paper presents a new a...