
arXiv: 2508.04726
Given a multiset $A = \{a_1, \dots, a_n\}$ of positive integers and a target integer $t$, the Subset Sum problem asks if there is a subset of $A$ that sums to $t$. Bellman's [1957] classical dynamic programming algorithm runs in $O(nt)$ time and $O(t)$ space. Since then, much work has been done to reduce both the time and space usage. Notably, Bringmann [SODA 2017] uses a two-step color-coding technique to obtain a randomized algorithm that runs in $\tilde{O}(n+t)$ time and $\tilde{O}(t)$ space. Jin, Vyas and Williams [SODA 2021] build upon the algorithm given by Bringmann, using a clever algebraic trick first seen in Kane's Logspace algorithm, to obtain an $\tilde{O}(nt)$ time and $\tilde{O}(\log(nt))$ space randomized algorithm. A SETH-based lower-bound established by Abboud et al. [SODA 2019] shows that Bringmann's algorithm is likely to have near-optimal time complexity. We build on the techniques used by Jin et al. to obtain a randomized algorithm running in $\tilde{O}(n+t)$ time and $\tilde{O}(n^2 + n \log^2 t)$ space, resulting in an algorithm with near-optimal runtime that also runs in polynomial space. We use a multipoint evaluation-based approach to speed up a bottleneck step in their algorithm. We also provide a simple polynomial space deterministic algorithm that runs in $\tilde{O}(n^2t)$ time and $\tilde{O}(n \log^2 t)$ space.
Error in the randomized algorithm; specifically, in Claim 3.4, where FFT is used at the leaf nodes, it is assumed that the polynomials have degree at most n (or that each polynomial can be converted to another polynomial with degree n, in \tilde{O}(n) time.)
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Computational Complexity, Data Structures and Algorithms, Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS), Computational Complexity (cs.CC)
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Computational Complexity, Data Structures and Algorithms, Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS), Computational Complexity (cs.CC)
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