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Random sampling of Latin squares via binary contingency tables and probabilistic divide-and-conquer

Computation 2017-03-28 v1

Abstract

We demonstrate a novel approach for the random sampling of Latin squares of order~nn via probabilistic divide-and-conquer. The algorithm divides the entries of the table modulo powers of 22, and samples a corresponding binary contingency table at each level. The sampling distribution is based on the Boltzmann sampling heuristic, along with probabilistic divide-and-conquer.

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@article{arxiv.1703.08627,
  title  = {Random sampling of Latin squares via binary contingency tables and probabilistic divide-and-conquer},
  author = {Stephen DeSalvo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.08627},
  year   = {2017}
}

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24 pages

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