A Lower Bound on Probabilistic Algorithms for Distributive Ring Coloring

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  • Moni Naor
چکیده

Suppose that n processors are arranged in a ring and can communicate only with their immediate neighbors. We show that any probabilistic algorithm for 3 coloring the ring must take at least 1 2 log n 2 rounds, otherwise the probability that all processors are colored legally is less than 1 2 . A similar time bound holds for selecting a maximal independent set. The bound is tight (up to a constant factor) in light of the deterministic algorithms of Cole and Vishkin [CV] and extends the lower bound for deterministic algorithms of Linial [L].

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • SIAM J. Discrete Math.

دوره 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1991