We introduce a novel technique for converting static polynomial space search structures for ordered sets into fullydynamic linear space data structures. Based on this we present optimal bounds for dynamic integer searching, including finger search, and exponentially improved bounds for priority queues.

Abstract. The maximum subarray problem for a one- or two-dimensional array is to find the array portion that maiximizes the sum of array elements in it. The K-maximum subarray problem is to find the K subarrays with largest sums. We improve the time complexity for the one-dimensional case from O(min{K + n log 2 n, n √ K}) for 0 ≤ K ≤ n(n − 1)/2 to O(n log K + K 2) for K ≤ n. The latter is better when K ≤ √ n log n. If we simply extend this result to the two-dimensional case, we will have the complexity of O(n 3 log K + K 2 n 2).We improve this complexity to O(n 3) for K ≤ √ n. 1

We show how to support the finger search operation on degree-balanced search trees in a space-efficient manner that retains a worst-case time bound of O(log d), where d is the difference in rank between successive search targets. While most existing tree-based designs allocate linear extra storage in the nodes (e.g., for side links and parent pointers), our design maintains a compact auxiliary data structure called the “hand ” during the lifetime of the tree and imposes no other storage requirement within the tree. The hand requires O(log n) space for an n-node tree and has a relatively simple structure. It can be updated synchronously during insertions and deletions with time proportional to the number of structural changes in the tree. The auxiliary nature of the hand also makes it possible to introduce finger searches into any existing implementation without modifying the underlying data representation (e.g., any implementation of Red-Black trees can be used). Together these factors make finger searches more appealing in practice. Our design also yields a simple yet optimal inorder walk algorithm with worst-case O(1) work per increment (again without any extra storage requirement in the nodes), and we believe our algorithm can be used in database applications when the overall performance is very sensitive to retrieval latency. 1

We develop a new finger search tree with worst case constant update time in the Pointer Machine (PM) model of computation. This was a major problem in the field of Data Structures and was tantalizingly open for over twenty years, while many attempts by researchers were made to solve it. The result comes as a consequence of the innovative mechanism that guides the rebalancing operations, combined with incremental multiple splitting and fusion techniques over nodes.

For the random binary search tree with n nodes inserted the number of ancestors of the elements with ranks k and l, 1 <= k < l <= n, as well as the path distance between these elements in the tree are considered. For both quantities, central limit theorems for appropriately rescaled versions are derived. For the path distance, the condition l-k -> ∞ as $n -> ∞ is required. We obtain tail bounds and the order of higher moments for the path distance. The path distance measures the complexity of finger search in the tree.

. Information retrieval and data compression are the two main application areas where the rich theory of string algorithmics plays a fundamental role. In this paper, we consider one algorithmic problem from each of these areas and present highly efficient (linear or near linear time) algorithms for both problems. Our algorithms rely on augmenting the suffix tree, a fundamental data structure in string algorithmics. The augmentations are nontrivial and they form the technical crux of this paper. In particular, they consist of adding extra edges to suffix trees, resulting in Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs). Our algorithms construct these "suffix DAGs" and manipulate them to solve the two problems efficiently. 1 Introduction In this paper, we consider two algorithmic problems, one from the area of Data Compression and the other from Information Retrieval. Our main results are highly efficient (linear or near linear time) algorithms for these problems. All our algorithms rely on...

Information retrieval and data compression are the two main application areas where the rich theory of string algorithmics plays a fundamental role. In this paper, we consider one algorithmic problem from each of these areas and present highly efficient (linear or near linear time) algorithms for both problems. Our algorithms rely on augmenting the suffix tree, a fundamental data structure in string algorithmics. The augmentations are nontrivial and they form the technical crux of this paper. In particular, they consist of adding extra edges to suffix trees, resulting in Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs). Our algorithms construct these "suffix DAGs" and manipulate them to solve the two problems efficiently.

Abstract. Information retrieval and data compression are the two main application areas where the rich theory of string algorithmics plays a fundamental role. In this paper, we consider one algorithmic problem from each of these areas and present highly e cient (linear or near linear time) algorithms for both problems. Our algorithms rely on augmenting the su x tree, a fundamental data structure in string algorithmics. The augmentations are nontrivial and they form the technical crux of this paper. In particular, they consist of adding extra edges to su x trees, resulting in Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs). Our algorithms construct these \su x DAGs " and manipulate them to solve the two problems e ciently. 1

We develop a new finger search tree with worst-case constant update time in the Pointer Machine (PM) model of computation. This was a major problem in the field of Data Structures and was tantalizingly open for over twenty years while many attempts by researchers were made to solve it. The result comes as a consequence of the innovative mechanism that guides the rebalancing operations combined with incremental multiple splitting and fusion techniques over nodes.

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