ALGORITHMICA
2000
13 years 10 months ago
2000
We study the problem of minimizing the expected cost of binary searching for data where the access cost is not fixed and depends on the last accessed element, such as data stored i...
ESA
1995
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
1995
Springer
We present an algorithm that minimizes the expected cost of indirect binary search for data with non-constant access costs, such as disk data. Indirect binary search means that sor...
RT
2000
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
2000
Springer
: Iridescent colors of optical disks are caused by light diffraction from their surface microstructure. This paper proposes a diffractive illumination model for optical disks based...