Amortized Complexity of Data Structures, Vol. 255 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Rajamani Sundar

 
9781332099085: Amortized Complexity of Data Structures, Vol. 255 (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Understand how amortized analysis shapes data structure design and limits

This book examines the amortized complexity of fundamental data structure problems. It explains how a carefully chosen potential function helps analyze sequences of operations and reveals why some problems resist fast constant-time solutions. The work surveys topics like the Dictionary Problem, hashing models, and the Deque Conjecture, with new approaches to upper and lower bounds. It also presents fresh proofs related to the Scanning Theorem, and discusses how lower bounds in this area relate to practical data structure performance.

  • How amortized costs are defined and measured across operation sequences
  • Different hashing models and their impact on dictionary operations
  • New bounds and insights on rotations in binary trees and deque behavior
  • Connections between theory and practical data-structure design choices
Ideal for readers of theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics who want a deeper view of how amortized analysis informs data structure performance and limits.

Amortized Complexity of Data Structures, Vol. 255 offers a focused look at foundational problems and the methods used to approach them in this field.

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ISBN 10:  0260156884 ISBN 13:  9780260156884
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