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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2022.101
A Gaussian Fixed Point Random Walk

Authors: Yang P. Liu, Ashwin Sah, and Mehtaab Sawhney

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 215, 13th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2022)

Abstract
In this note, we design a discrete random walk on the real line which takes steps 0,±1 (and one with steps in {±1,2}) where at least 96% of the signs are ±1 in expectation, and which has 𝒩(0,1) as a stationary distribution. As an immediate corollary, we obtain an online version of Banaszczyk’s discrepancy result for partial colorings and ±1,2 signings. Additionally, we recover linear time algorithms for logarithmic bounds for the Komlós conjecture in an oblivious online setting.
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Yang P. Liu, Ashwin Sah, and Mehtaab Sawhney. A Gaussian Fixed Point Random Walk. In 13th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2022). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 215, pp. 101:1-101:10, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022)

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@InProceedings{liu_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2022.101,
  author =	{Liu, Yang P. and Sah, Ashwin and Sawhney, Mehtaab},
  title =	{{A Gaussian Fixed Point Random Walk}},
  booktitle =	{13th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2022)},
  pages =	{101:1--101:10},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-217-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2022},
  volume =	{215},
  editor =	{Braverman, Mark},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2022.101},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-156975},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2022.101},
  annote =	{Keywords: Discrepancy, Partial Coloring}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2021.21
Metrical Service Systems with Transformations

Authors: Sébastien Bubeck, Niv Buchbinder, Christian Coester, and Mark Sellke

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 185, 12th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2021)

Abstract
We consider a generalization of the fundamental online metrical service systems (MSS) problem where the feasible region can be transformed between requests. In this problem, which we call T-MSS, an algorithm maintains a point in a metric space and has to serve a sequence of requests. Each request is a map (transformation) f_t: A_t → B_t between subsets A_t and B_t of the metric space. To serve it, the algorithm has to go to a point a_t ∈ A_t, paying the distance from its previous position. Then, the transformation is applied, modifying the algorithm’s state to f_t(a_t). Such transformations can model, e.g., changes to the environment that are outside of an algorithm’s control, and we therefore do not charge any additional cost to the algorithm when the transformation is applied. The transformations also allow to model requests occurring in the k-taxi problem. We show that for α-Lipschitz transformations, the competitive ratio is Θ(α)^{n-2} on n-point metrics. Here, the upper bound is achieved by a deterministic algorithm and the lower bound holds even for randomized algorithms. For the k-taxi problem, we prove a competitive ratio of Õ((nlog k)²). For chasing convex bodies, we show that even with contracting transformations no competitive algorithm exists. The problem T-MSS has a striking connection to the following deep mathematical question: Given a finite metric space M, what is the required cardinality of an extension M̂ ⊇ M where each partial isometry on M extends to an automorphism? We give partial answers for special cases.
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Sébastien Bubeck, Niv Buchbinder, Christian Coester, and Mark Sellke. Metrical Service Systems with Transformations. In 12th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2021). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 185, pp. 21:1-21:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021)

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@InProceedings{bubeck_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2021.21,
  author =	{Bubeck, S\'{e}bastien and Buchbinder, Niv and Coester, Christian and Sellke, Mark},
  title =	{{Metrical Service Systems with Transformations}},
  booktitle =	{12th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2021)},
  pages =	{21:1--21:20},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-177-1},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2021},
  volume =	{185},
  editor =	{Lee, James R.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2021.21},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-135608},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2021.21},
  annote =	{Keywords: Online algorithms, competitive analysis, metrical task systems, k-taxi}
}
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