SIAMCOMP
2002
13 years 11 months ago
2002
Linear quantum cellular automata were introduced recently as one of the models of quantum computing. A basic postulate of quantum mechanics imposes a strong constraint on any quan...
SIAMCOMP
2002
13 years 11 months ago
2002
We consider sums of functions of subtrees of a random binary search tree, and obtain general laws of large numbers and central limit theorems. These sums correspond to random recur...
SIAMCOMP
2002
13 years 11 months ago
2002
We consider the problem of maintaining aggregates and statistics over data streams, with respect to the last N data elements seen so far. We refer to this model as the sliding wind...
SIAMCOMP
2002
13 years 11 months ago
2002
We consider several problems related to the use of resolution-based methods for determining whether a given boolean formula in conjunctive normal form is satisfiable. First, build...
SIAMCOMP
2002
13 years 11 months ago
2002
Abstract. In the multiarmed bandit problem, a gambler must decide which arm of K nonidentical slot machines to play in a sequence of trials so as to maximize his reward. This class...