STOC
2004
ACM
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2004
ACM
We show that the hit-and-run random walk mixes rapidly starting from any interior point of a convex body. This is the first random walk known to have this property. In contrast, t...
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
We consider several classical models in deterministic inventory theory: the single-item lot-sizing problem, the joint replenishment problem, and the multi-stage assembly problem. ...
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
A collaborative filtering system at an e-commerce site or similar service uses data about aggregate user behavior to make recommendations tailored to specific user interests. We d...
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
In this paper, we address two longstanding questions about finding good separators in graphs of bounded genus and degree:
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
We revisit the problem of hardness amplification in NP, as recently studied by O'Donnell (STOC `02). We prove that if NP has a balanced function f such that any circuit of si...