Deterministic Coin Tossing With Applications to Optimal Parallel List Ranking (Classic Reprint)

Vishkin, Uzi

ISBN 10: 1332871224 / ISBN 13: 9781332871223

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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28 pages. 9.21x5.83x0.24 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deterministic Coin Tossing With Applications to Optimal Parallel List Ranking (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1332871224
• ISBN 13: 9781332871223
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.06 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book presents new deterministic parallel algorithms for list ranking a problem commonly encountered when designing parallel algorithms. The bulk of the work on the subject to date has developed deterministic algorithms based on either linear-time serial algorithms, or O(log n) time parallel algorithms using n processors. This book makes significant headway, presenting new algorithms that achieve optimal speed-up for various processor configurations. The author provides a new deterministic coin tossing technique for breaking symmetric situations in a random-like fashion. This technique is applied to the list-ranking problem to devise an O(log n time algorithm using n/(log n) processors. Additionally, this book presents algorithms that achieve optimal speed-up for all practical purposes, as well as an algorithm that uses n processors to achieve a runtime of O(log n) time, disproving a longstanding conjecture in the field. The author's insights into deterministic parallel algorithms and their applications to the list-ranking problem are significant, and this book will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners working in parallel computing and algorithm design.

About the Author

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