A Lower Bound for Sorting
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چکیده
We prove an (lg 2 n= lg lg n) lower bound for the depth of n-input sorting networks based on the shuue permutation. The best previously known lower bound was the trivial (lg n) bound, while the best upper bound is given by Batcher's (lg 2 n)-depth bitonic sorting network. The proof technique employed in the lower bound argument may be of independent interest.
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