Using approximation algorithms to design parallel algorithms that may ignore processor allocation (preliminary version)

  • Authors:
  • Michael T. Goodrich

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • SFCS '91 Proceedings of the 32nd annual symposium on Foundations of computer science
  • Year:
  • 1991

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Abstract

A framework is presented for designing parallel algorithms that may ignore processor allocation. A number of fast approximation algorithms are developed, and it is shown how to use these algorithms to simulate any algorithm that fits this framework in a work-preserving fashion on a randomized CRCW PRAM. Several applications of the approach to parallel computational geometry are given.