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Spencer's theorem in nearly input-sparsity time
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A celebrated theorem of Spencer states that for every set system $S_1,\dots, S_m \subseteq [n]$, there is a coloring of the ground set with $\{\pm 1\}$ with discrepancy $O(\sqrt{n\log(m/n+2)})$. We provide an algorithm to find such a coloring in near input-sparsity time $\tilde{O}(n+\sum_{i=1}^{m}|S_i|)$. A key ingredient in our work, which may be of independent interest, is a novel width reduction technique for solving linear programs, not of covering/packing type, in near input-sparsity time using the multiplicative weights update method.<br />Comment: 18 pages; comments welcome
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2206.04549
- Document Type :
- Working Paper