Title
A Note on a Problem Posed by D. E. Knuth on a Satisfiability Recurrence.
Abstract
We resolve a conjecture proposed by D.E. Knuth concerning a recurrence arising in the satisfiability problem. Knuth's recurrence resembles recurrences arising in the analysis of tries, in particular PATRICIA tries, and asymmetric leader election. We solve Knuth's recurrence exactly and asymptotically, using analytic techniques such as the Mellin transform and analytic depoissonization.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1017/S0963548314000133
COMBINATORICS PROBABILITY & COMPUTING
Field
DocType
Volume
Mellin transform,Leader election,Discrete mathematics,Combinatorics,Knuth's Algorithm X,Boolean satisfiability problem,Satisfiability,Conjecture,Mathematics
Journal
23
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
SP5
0963-5483
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.37
3
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Philippe Jacquet171490.11
Charles Knessl221540.43
Wojciech Szpankowski31557192.33