ON PARALLEL PREFIX COMPUTATION

1994 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 429-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
SANJEEV SAXENA ◽  
P.C.P. BHATT ◽  
V.C. PRASAD

We prove that prefix sums of n integers of at most b bits can be found on a COMMON CRCW PRAM in [Formula: see text] time with a linear time-processor product. The algorithm is optimally fast, for any polynomial number of processors. In particular, if [Formula: see text] the time taken is [Formula: see text]. This is a generalisation of previous result. The previous [Formula: see text] time algorithm was valid only for O(log n)-bit numbers. Application of this algorithm to r-way parallel merge sort algorithm is also considered. We also consider a more realistic PRAM variant, in which the word size, m, may be smaller than b (m≥log n). On this model, prefix sums can be found in [Formula: see text] optimal time.

1992 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 191-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHARAT CHANDRAN ◽  
DAVID M. MOUNT

We consider the problems of computing the largest area triangle enclosed within a given n-sided convex polygon and the smallest area triangle which encloses a given convex polygon. We show that these problems are closely related by presenting a single sequential linear time algorithm which essentially solves both problems simultaneously. We also present a cost-optimal parallel algorithm that solves both of these problems in O( log log n) time using n/ log log n processors on a CRCW PRAM. In order to achieve these bounds we develop new techniques for the design of parallel algorithms for computational problems involving the rotating calipers method.


Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 293
Author(s):  
Xinyue Liu ◽  
Huiqin Jiang ◽  
Pu Wu ◽  
Zehui Shao

For a simple graph G=(V,E) with no isolated vertices, a total Roman {3}-dominating function(TR3DF) on G is a function f:V(G)→{0,1,2,3} having the property that (i) ∑w∈N(v)f(w)≥3 if f(v)=0; (ii) ∑w∈N(v)f(w)≥2 if f(v)=1; and (iii) every vertex v with f(v)≠0 has a neighbor u with f(u)≠0 for every vertex v∈V(G). The weight of a TR3DF f is the sum f(V)=∑v∈V(G)f(v) and the minimum weight of a total Roman {3}-dominating function on G is called the total Roman {3}-domination number denoted by γt{R3}(G). In this paper, we show that the total Roman {3}-domination problem is NP-complete for planar graphs and chordal bipartite graphs. Finally, we present a linear-time algorithm to compute the value of γt{R3} for trees.


1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Jones ◽  
R. J. Lipton ◽  
L. Snyder

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
LJUBOMIR PERKOVIĆ ◽  
BRUCE REED

We present a modification of Bodlaender's linear time algorithm that, for constant k, determine whether an input graph G has treewidth k and, if so, constructs a tree decomposition of G of width at most k. Our algorithm has the following additional feature: if G has treewidth greater than k then a subgraph G′ of G of treewidth greater than k is returned along with a tree decomposition of G′ of width at most 2k. A consequence is that the fundamental disjoint rooted paths problem can now be solved in O(n2) time. This is the primary motivation of this paper.


2012 ◽  
Vol 160 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Keshavarz-Kohjerdi ◽  
Alireza Bagheri ◽  
Asghar Asgharian-Sardroud

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