Nonadaptive search problem with sets of equal sum

Emil Kolev

Open Mathematics (2003)

  • Volume: 1, Issue: 3, page 272-283
  • ISSN: 2391-5455

Abstract

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Consider the set A={1,2,3,…,2n}, n≥3 and let x∈ A be unknown element. For given natural number S we are allowed to ask whether x belongs to a subset B of A such that the sum of the elements of B equals S. We investigate for which S it is possible to find x using a nonadaptive search.

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Emil Kolev. "Nonadaptive search problem with sets of equal sum." Open Mathematics 1.3 (2003): 272-283. <http://eudml.org/doc/268708>.

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References

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