STOC
2004
ACM
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2004
ACM
We show that the hit-and-run random walk mixes rapidly starting from any interior point of a convex body. This is the first random walk known to have this property. In contrast, t...
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
2004
ACM
We consider several classical models in deterministic inventory theory: the single-item lot-sizing problem, the joint replenishment problem, and the multi-stage assembly problem. ...
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
2004
ACM
A collaborative filtering system at an e-commerce site or similar service uses data about aggregate user behavior to make recommendations tailored to specific user interests. We d...
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
2004
ACM
In this paper, we address two longstanding questions about finding good separators in graphs of bounded genus and degree:
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
2004
ACM
STOC
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
2004
ACM
We revisit the problem of hardness amplification in NP, as recently studied by O'Donnell (STOC `02). We prove that if NP has a balanced function f such that any circuit of si...