Ann-dimensional search problem with restricted questions |
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Authors: | Ervin Győri |
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Affiliation: | (1) Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1053 Budapest, Hungary |
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Abstract: | The problem is the following: How many questions are necessary in the worst case to determine whether a pointX in then-dimensional Euclidean spaceR n belongs to then-dimensional unit cubeQ n, where we are allowed to ask which halfspaces of (n−1)-dimensional hyperplanes contain the pointX? It is known that ⌌3n/2⌍ questions are sufficient. We prove here thatcn questions are necessary, wherec≈1.2938 is the solution of the equationx log2 x−(x−1) log2 (x−1)=1. |
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Keywords: | 05 A 05 05 A 99 |
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