On the subtree size profile of binary search trees

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  • Florian Dennert
  • Rudolf Grübel
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)561-578
Seitenumfang18
FachzeitschriftCombinatorics Probability and Computing
Jahrgang19
Ausgabenummer4
Frühes Online-Datum22 Jan. 2010
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 4 Juli 2010

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For random trees T generated by the binary search tree algorithm from uniformly distributed input we consider the subtree size profile, which maps k ∈ ℕ to the number of nodes in T that root a subtree of size k. Complementing earlier work by Devroye, by Feng, Mahmoud and Panholzer, and by Fuchs, we obtain results for the range of small k-values and the range of k-values proportional to the size n of T. In both cases emphasis is on the process view, i.e., the joint distributions for several k-values. We also show that the dynamics of the tree sequence lead to a qualitative difference between the asymptotic behaviour of the lower and the upper end of the profile.

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On the subtree size profile of binary search trees. / Dennert, Florian; Grübel, Rudolf.
in: Combinatorics Probability and Computing, Jahrgang 19, Nr. 4, 04.07.2010, S. 561-578.

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Dennert F, Grübel R. On the subtree size profile of binary search trees. Combinatorics Probability and Computing. 2010 Jul 4;19(4):561-578. Epub 2010 Jan 22. doi: 10.1017/S0963548309990630, 10.15488/2695
Dennert, Florian ; Grübel, Rudolf. / On the subtree size profile of binary search trees. in: Combinatorics Probability and Computing. 2010 ; Jahrgang 19, Nr. 4. S. 561-578.
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