Minimal Weight Digit Set Conversions

  • Authors:
  • Braden Phillips;Neil Burgess

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Computers
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Abstract--This paper considers the problem of recoding a number to minimize the number of nonzero digits in its representation, that is, to minimize the weight of the representation. A general sliding window scheme is described that extends minimal binary sliding window conversion to arbitrary radix and to encompass signed digit sets. This new conversion expresses a number of known recoding techniques as special cases. Proof that this scheme achieves minimal weight for a given digit set is provided and results concerning the theoretical average and worst-case weight are derived.