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The Rosenberg-Strong Pairing Function

Discrete Mathematics 2019-01-30 v5

Abstract

This article surveys the known results (and not very well-known results) associated with Cantor's pairing function and the Rosenberg-Strong pairing function, including their inverses, their generalizations to higher dimensions, and a discussion of a few of the advantages of the Rosenberg-Strong pairing function over Cantor's pairing function in practical applications. In particular, an application to the problem of enumerating full binary trees is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1706.04129,
  title  = {The Rosenberg-Strong Pairing Function},
  author = {Matthew P. Szudzik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.04129},
  year   = {2019}
}

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27 pages, 5 figures; citation style and document class updated, other minor changes