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On Sets of Boolean n-Vectors with All k-Projections Surjective
Acta Informatica
  • Ashok K. Chandra
  • Lawrence T. Kou
  • George Markowsky, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Shmuel Zaks
Abstract

Given a set, S, of Boolean n-vectors, one can choose k of the n coordinate positions and consider the set of k-vectors which results by keeping only the designated k positions of each vector, i.e., from k-projecting S. In this paper, we study the question of finding sets S as small as possible such that every k-projection of S yields all the 2k possible k-vectors. We solve this problem constructively and almost optimally for k=2 and all n. For k≧3, the constructive solutions we describe are much larger than an O(k2k log n) nonconstructive upper bound which we derive. The nonconstructive approach allows us to generate fairly small sets S which have a very high probability of having the surjective k-projection property.

Department(s)
Computer Science
Keywords and Phrases
  • Computer Metatheory
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1983 Springer Verlag, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-1983
Publication Date
01 Oct 1983
Disciplines
Citation Information
Ashok K. Chandra, Lawrence T. Kou, George Markowsky and Shmuel Zaks. "On Sets of Boolean n-Vectors with All k-Projections Surjective" Acta Informatica Vol. 20 Iss. 1 (1983) p. 103 - 111 ISSN: 0001-5903
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/george-markowsky/45/