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The complexity of bit retrieval

Data Structures and Algorithms 2016-01-15 v1 Combinatorics Numerical Analysis Optimization and Control

Abstract

Bit retrieval is the problem of reconstructing a binary sequence from its periodic autocorrelation, with applications in cryptography and x-ray crystallography. After defining the problem, with and without noise, we describe and compare various algorithms for solving it. A geometrical constraint satisfaction algorithm, relaxed-reflect-reflect, is currently the best algorithm for noisy bit retrieval.

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@article{arxiv.1601.03428,
  title  = {The complexity of bit retrieval},
  author = {Veit Elser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.03428},
  year   = {2016}
}

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42 pages, 15 figures

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