Published January 2002 | public
Journal Article

A Permanent Algorithm with exp[Ω ((n^(1/3))/(2 ln n))] Expected Speedup for 0-1 Matrices

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Abstract

This paper outlines a permanent algorithm with mildly exponential expected speedup over Ryser's inclusion and exclusion algorithm for 0-1 matrices. The algorithm is based on a finite-difference formula that is a generalization of Ryser's formula. The matrix is augmented by a column of entries selected to produce zero-valued terms in the formula. The algorithm achieves speedup by avoiding computation of many zero-valued terms.

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© 2002 Springer. Received January 14, 1998; revised October 21, 1999. Communicated by A. Borodin. Online publication October 5, 2001. The first author thanks the second author for his guidance, insights, and example. We thank an anonymous referee for invaluable contributions to the development and presentation of these results.

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