New algorithms compute shortest unique and absent substrings in O(n log σ / sqrt(log n)) time by decomposing on length and period then reducing to geometric queries via synchronizing sets, runs, and wavelet trees.
Silva, Diogo Pratas, Luísa Castro, Armando J
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Faster Algorithms for Shortest Unique or Absent Substrings
New algorithms compute shortest unique and absent substrings in O(n log σ / sqrt(log n)) time by decomposing on length and period then reducing to geometric queries via synchronizing sets, runs, and wavelet trees.