
doi: 10.3233/fi-2012-689
Boltzmann models from statistical physics, combined with methods from analytic combinatorics, give rise to efficient and easy-to-write algorithms for the random generation of combinatorial objects. This paper proposes to extend Boltzmann generators to a new field of applications by uniformly sampling a Hadamard product. Under an abstract real-arithmetic computation model, our algorithm achieves approximate-size sampling in expected time ${\cal O}$(n${\sqrt n}$) or ${\cal O}$(nσ) depending on the objects considered, with σ the standard deviation of smallest order for the component object sizes. This makes it possible to generate random objects of large size on a standard computer. The analysis heavily relies on a variant of the so-called birthday paradox, which can be modelled as an occupancy urn problem.
Hadamard product, algorithm, Boltzmann models, random generation, [INFO.INFO-DS] Computer Science [cs]/Data Structures and Algorithms [cs.DS], Random number generation in numerical analysis, combinatorial objects
Hadamard product, algorithm, Boltzmann models, random generation, [INFO.INFO-DS] Computer Science [cs]/Data Structures and Algorithms [cs.DS], Random number generation in numerical analysis, combinatorial objects
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