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 language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Combinatorial Pattern Matching - 26th Annual Symposium, CPM 2015, Proceedings |
| Editors | Ugo Vaccaro, Ely Porat, Ferdinando Cicalese |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 149-159 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319199283 |
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| State | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 26th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching, CPM 2015 - Ischia Island, Italy Duration: 29 Jun 2015 → 1 Jul 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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| Volume | 9133 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
| Conference | 26th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching, CPM 2015 |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Ischia Island |
| Period | 29/06/15 → 1/07/15 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Theoretical Computer Science
- General Computer Science