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Range minimum query indexes in higher dimensions

Pooya Davoodi, John Iacono, Gad M. Landau, Moshe Lewenstein

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Abstract

Range minimum queries (RMQs) are essential in many algorithmic procedures. The problem is to prepare a data structure on an array to allow for fast subsequent queries that find the minimum within a range in the array. We study the problem of designing indexing RMQ data structures which only require sub-linear space and access to the input array while querying. The RMQ problem in one-dimensional arrays is well understood with known indexing data structures achieving optimal space and query time. The two-dimensional indexing RMQ data structures have received the attention of researchers recently. There are also several solutions for the RMQ problem in higher dimensions. Yuan and Atallah [SODA’10] designed a brilliant data structure of size O(N) which supports RMQs in a multi-dimensional array of size N in constant time for a constant number of dimensions. In this paper we consider the problem of designing indexing data structures for RMQs in higher dimensions. We design a data structure of size O(N) bits that supports RMQs in constant time for a constant number of dimensions. We also show how to obtain trade-offs between the space of indexing data structures and their query time.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationCombinatorial Pattern Matching - 26th Annual Symposium, CPM 2015, Proceedings
EditorsUgo Vaccaro, Ely Porat, Ferdinando Cicalese
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages149-159
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783319199283
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event26th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching, CPM 2015 - Ischia Island, Italy
Duration: 29 Jun 20151 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9133

Conference

Conference26th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching, CPM 2015
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityIschia Island
Period29/06/151/07/15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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