Distribution of the size of random hash trees, pebbled hash trees and \(N\)-trees (Q5952094)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1687669
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English | Distribution of the size of random hash trees, pebbled hash trees and \(N\)-trees |
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1687669 |
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Distribution of the size of random hash trees, pebbled hash trees and \(N\)-trees (English)
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16 September 2002
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The present mathematical note starts from the results of \textit{L. Devroye} [SIAM J. Comput. 28, No. 4, 1215--1224 (1999; Zbl 0939.68048)], that provide a computational analysis of the mean and size of random hash trees, pebbled hash trees, and \(N\)-trees. The aim of the article is to extend Devroye's results by deriving the limiting distribution of the (normed) size by using analytic techniques based on saddle-point approximations. The proposed approach has been successfully applied in hashing, and in bucket selection and sorting.
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random trees
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random hash trees
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pebbled trees
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saddle-point approximations
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central limit theorem
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hashing
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bucket selection and sorting
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