Las Vegas algorithm

Known as: Las Vegas (disambiguation), Las Vegas method 
In computing, a Las Vegas algorithm is a randomized algorithm that always gives correct results; that is, it always produces the correct result or it… (More)
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2015
2015
Las Vegas Computability and Algorithmic Randomness
In this article we try to formalize the question “What can be computed with access to randomness?” We propose the very fine… (More)
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2013
2013
Prediction of Parallel Speed-Ups for Las Vegas Algorithms
We propose a probabilistic model for the parallel execution of Las Vegas algorithms, i.e. randomized algorithms whose runtime… (More)
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1999
1999
On the empirical evaluation of Las Vegas algorithms
We advocate a new methodology for empirically analysing the behaviour of Las Vegas Algorithms, a large class of probabilistic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Evaluating Las Vegas Algorithms - Pitfalls and Remedies
Stochastic search algorithms are among the most sucessful approaches for solving hard combinatorial problems. A large class of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Las Vegas Algorithms for Linear and Integer Programming when the Dimension is Small
This paper gives an algorithm for solving linear programming problems. For a problem with n constraints and d variables, the… (More)
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1994
1994
Optimal Parallelization of Las Vegas Algorithms
Let A be a Las Vegas algorithm, i.e., A is a randomized algorithm that always produces the correct answer when it stops but whose… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Optimal Speedup of Las Vegas Algorithms
Let A be a Las Vegas algorithm, i.e., A is a randomized algorithm that always produces the correct answer when it stops but whose… (More)
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1993
1993
Las Vegas algorithms for matrix groups
We consider algorithms in finite groups, given by a list of generators. We give polynomial t ime Las Vegas algorithms (randomized… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
High-Probability Parallel Transitive Closure Algorithms
There is a straightforward algorithm for computing the transitive closure of an n-node directed graph in O(log2 n) time on an… (More)
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1988
1988
A Fast Las Vegas Algorithm for Triangulating a Simple Polygon
We present an algorithm that triangulates a simple polygon on <italic>n</italic> vertices in <italic>&Ogr;</italic>(<italic>n… (More)
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