Comparing algorithms for sorting with t stacks in series

dc.creatorSmith, Rebecca
dc.date2004-04-08
dc.date2004-06-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:07:17Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:07:17Z
dc.descriptionWe show that the left-greedy algorithm is a better algorithm than the right-greedy algorithm for sorting permutations using t stacks in series when t>1. We also supply a method for constructing some permutations that can be sorted by t stacks in series and from this get a lower bound on the number of permutations of length n that are sortable by t stacks in series. Finally we show that the left-greedy algorithm is neither optimal nor defines a closed class of permutations for t>2.
dc.description9 pages, 7 figures, To be published in Annals of Combinatorics. The new version makes a few grammatical changes, clarifies a definition, and fixes the figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0404176
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0404176
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/70800
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subject05A05 (primary), 68R05, 68W01 (secondary)
dc.titleComparing algorithms for sorting with t stacks in series
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