Off-line algorithms for the list update problem

N Reingold, J Westbrook - Information Processing Letters, 1996 - Elsevier
Optimum off-line algorithms for the list update problem are investigated. The list update
problem involves implementing a dictionary of items as a linear list. Several
characterizations of optimum algorithms are given; these lead to optimum algorithm which
runs in time Θ2n (n− 1)! m, where n is the length of the list and m is the number of requests.
The previous best algorithm, an adaptation of a more general algorithm due to Manasse et
al.(1988), runs in time Θ (n!) 2m.
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