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| Title: | Mathematics at DEC |
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| Moderator: | RUSURE::EDP |
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| Created: | Mon Feb 03 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2083 |
| Total number of notes: | 14613 |
726.0. "Partial Vector Reversals" by COMET2::ROBERTS (Dwayne Roberts) Sat Jul 04 1987 00:19
Given:
an n-element vector V the elements of which are unique and in some
known but random order;
a function F(V,x) which returns an n-element vector with the first x
elements of V reversed and the remaining elements unchanged.
Can one determine by examination of the initial state of V what the
least number of applications of the function F would be required to
return a vector in ascending order?
For example, assume the initial state of the 5-element vector V is
V = 4 1 2 3 5 F(V ,4)=
0 0
V = 3 2 1 4 5 F(V ,3)=
1 1
V = 1 2 3 4 5
2
In this example, two applications of F were required and is the
minimum. Is it possible to look at the initial vector and determine
that the minimum is 2? Is there a strategy to get to the ordered
vector in the least number of "moves"?
| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 726.1 | Looks like fun | AKQJ10::YARBROUGH | Why is computing so labor intensive? | Mon Jul 06 1987 13:05 | 2 |
| Interesting question - if an algorithm exists, it would be even more interesting
to see if it could be extended to Rubik's Cube.
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| 726.2 | | CLT::GILBERT | eager like a child | Mon Jul 06 1987 18:59 | 1 |
| See note 425 -- "Flipping stacked disks".
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| 726.3 | Question ...726 | MLCSSE::MILLER | | Sun Nov 29 1987 01:40 | 2 |
| Can I apply a iteration solution in order to minimize redundant
pertubations or am I limited to analytical solutions?
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