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A pattern theorem for random sorting networks

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A sorting network is a shortest path from 12..n to n..21 in the Cayley graph of the symmetric group S(n) generated by nearest-neighbor swaps. A pattern is a sequence of swaps that forms an initial segment of some sorting network. We prove that in a uniformly random n-element sorting network, any fixed pattern occurs in at least cn^2 disjoint space-time locations, with probability tending to 1 exponentially fast as n tends to infinity. Here c is a positive constant which depends on the choice of pattern. As a consequence, the probability that the uniformly random sorting network is geometrically realizable tends to 0.

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Communication-efficient parallel Bruhat decomposition

cs.DS · 2026-08-07 · conditional · novelty 6.0

Two BSP algorithms for Bruhat decomposition achieve O(n^3/p) computation, O(n^2/p^(2/3)) communication, and a tunable synchronization cost, with the strip-recursive variant matching the best known trade-off for LU decomposition.

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  • Communication-efficient parallel Bruhat decomposition cs.DS · 2026-08-07 · conditional · none · ref 11 · internal anchor

    Two BSP algorithms for Bruhat decomposition achieve O(n^3/p) computation, O(n^2/p^(2/3)) communication, and a tunable synchronization cost, with the strip-recursive variant matching the best known trade-off for LU decomposition.