Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6876178 | Theoretical Computer Science | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Alice and Bob are playing a cooperative game in which Alice must devise a scheme to store n elements in an array from a universe U of size m. Her goal is to store in such a way that for every xâUBob can observe the values of two positions (dependent on x) in the array and determine whether x is in the array or not. Alice may share her storage scheme with Bob and they win if such an arrangement is made. The question is how large can the universe U be in terms of n so that Alice and Bob can win? In this paper we give upper and lower bounds on this question for general n and the special case when n=3. We also pose conjectures and further questions for research.
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Authors
David Howard,