<p> For 30 years the Lempel-Ziv factorization LZx of a string x = x[1..n] has been a
fundamental data structure of string processing, especially valuable for string compression
and for computing all the repetitions (runs) in x. When the Internet came in, a huge need for Lempel-Ziv factorization was created. Nowadays it has become a basic efficient data transmission format on the Internet.</p> <p> Traditionally the standard method for computing LZx was based on O(n)-time processing of the suffix tree STx of x. Ukkonen's algorithm constructs suffix tree online and so permits LZ to be built from subtrees of ST; this gives it an advantage, at least in terms of space, over the fast and compact version of McCreight's STCA [37] due to Kurtz [24]. In 2000 Abouelhoda, Kurtz & Ohlebusch proposed a O(n)-time Lempel-Ziv factorization algorithm based on an "enhanced" suffix array - that is, a
suffix array SAx together with other supporting data structures.</p> <p> In this thesis we first examine some previous algorithms for computing Lempel-Ziv factorization. We then analyze the rationale of development and introduce a collection of new algorithms for computing LZ-factorization. By theoretical proof and experimental comparison based on running time and storage usage, we show that our new algorithms appear either in their theoretical behavior or in practice or both to be superior to those previously proposed. In the last chapter the conclusion of our new algorithms are given, and some open problems are pointed out for our future research.</p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/21332 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Chen, Gang |
| Contributors | Smyth, William F., Computing and Software |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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