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Exact $L^2$-Distance from the Limit for QuickSort Key Comparisons (Extended Abstract)

Patrick Bindjeme james Allen fill

Abstrak

Using a recursive approach, we obtain a simple exact expression for the $L^2$-distance from the limit in the classical limit theorem of Régnier (1989) for the number of key comparisons required by $\texttt{QuickSort}$. A previous study by Fill and Janson (2002) using a similar approach found that the $d_2$-distance is of order between $n^{-1} \log{n}$ and $n^{-1/2}$, and another by Neininger and Ruschendorf (2002) found that the Zolotarev $\zeta _3$-distance is of exact order $n^{-1} \log{n}$. Our expression reveals that the $L^2$-distance is asymptotically equivalent to $(2 n^{-1} \ln{n})^{1/2}$.

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Patrick Bindjeme

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james Allen fill

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Bindjeme, P., fill, j.A. (2012). Exact $L^2$-Distance from the Limit for QuickSort Key Comparisons (Extended Abstract). https://doi.org/10.46298/dmtcs.3003

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Tahun Terbit
2012
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DOAJ
DOI
10.46298/dmtcs.3003
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