English

Coarse Grained Parallel Selection

Data Structures and Algorithms 2020-11-09 v3

Abstract

We analyze the running time of the Saukas-Song algorithm for selection on a coarse grained multicomputer without expressing the running time in terms of communication rounds. This shows that while in the best case the Saukas-Song algorithm runs in asymptotically optimal time, in general it does not. We propose other algorithms for coarse grained selection that have optimal expected running time.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1712.00870,
  title  = {Coarse Grained Parallel Selection},
  author = {Laurence Boxer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.00870},
  year   = {2020}
}
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