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== Abstract View ==
== Abstract View ==
'''Invariant:''' Before and after each iteration:
'''Invariant:''' Before and after each iteration prior to termination:
# <math>S</math> consists exactly of all elements <math> S_1[1],\dots,S_1[i_1]</math> and <math> S_2[1],\dots,S_2[i_2]</math>.
# <math>S</math> consists exactly of all elements <math> S_1[1],\dots,S_1[i_1]</math> and <math> S_2[1],\dots,S_2[i_2]</math>.
# <math>S</math> is sorted according to the comparison on <math>S_1</math> and <math>S_2</math>.
# <math>S</math> is sorted according to the comparison on <math>S_1</math> and <math>S_2</math>.
'''Variant:''' <math>i_1 + i_2</math> increases by <math>1</math>; neither <math>i_1</math> nor <math>i_2</math> decreases.
'''Variant:''' <math>i_1 + i_2</math> increases by <math>1</math> (prior to termination); neither <math>i_1</math> nor <math>i_2</math> decreases.


'''Break condition:''' <math>i_1 = |S_1|</math> and <math>i_2 = |S_2|</math>.
'''Break condition:''' <math>i_1 = |S_1|</math> or <math>i_2 = |S_2|</math>.


== Induction Basis ==
== Induction Basis ==
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== Induction Step ==
== Induction Step ==
'''Abstract view:'''
'''Abstract view:'''
# If <math>i_1 = |S_1|</math> and <math>i_2 = |S_2|</math>, terminate the algorithm.
# If <math>i_1 = |S_1|</math>, append <math>S_2[i_2 + 1],\ldots,S_2[|S_2|]</math> at the end of <math>S</math> (in this order) and terminate the algorithm.
# Otherwise, if <math>i_1 = |S_1|</math>, append <math>S_2[i_2 + 1]</math> at the end of <math>S</math> and increase <math>i_2</math> by <math>1</math>.
# Otherwise, if <math>i_2 = |S_2|</math>, append <math>S_1[i_1 + 1],\ldots,S_1[|S_1|]</math> at the end of <math>S</math> (in this order) and terminate the algorithm.
# Otherwise, if <math>i_2 = |S_2|</math>, append <math>S_1[i_1 + 1]</math> at the end of <math>S</math> and increase <math>i_1</math> by <math>1</math>.
# Otherwise, if <math>S_1[i_1 +1] < S_2[i_2 +1]</math>, append <math>S_1[i_1 +1]</math> at the of <math>S</math> and increase <math>i_1</math> by <math>1</math>.
# Otherwise, if <math>S_1[i_1 +1] < S_2[i_2 +1]</math>, append <math>S_1[i_1 +1]</math> at the of <math>S</math> and increase <math>i_1</math> by <math>1</math>.
# Otherwise, append <math>S_2[i_2 +1]</math> at the of <math>S</math> and increase <math>i_2</math> by <math>1</math>.
# Otherwise, append <math>S_2[i_2 +1]</math> at the of <math>S</math> and increase <math>i_2</math> by <math>1</math>.
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'''Correctness:''' Obvious.
'''Correctness:''' Obvious.
'''Remark:'''
Steps 2 and 3 append the elements of <math>S_2</math> and <math>S_1</math>, respectively, step-by-step. Alternatively, they could append the entire rest in one step.


== Complexity ==
== Complexity ==
'''Statement:''' The complexity is in <math>\Theta(|S_1| + |S_2|)</math>.
'''Statement:''' The complexity is in <math>\Theta(T\cdot(|S_1| + |S_2|))</math> in the best and worst case, where <math>T</math> is the complexity of the comparison.


'''Proof:''' Obvious.
'''Proof:''' Obvious.

Latest revision as of 12:14, 18 September 2015


General Information

Algorithmic problem: Merging two sorted sequences

Type of algorithm: loop

Auxiliary data: There are two current positions: [math]\displaystyle{ i_1 \in \{0,\dots,|S_1|\} }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ i_2 \in \{0,\dots,|S_2|\} }[/math] .

Abstract View

Invariant: Before and after each iteration prior to termination:

  1. [math]\displaystyle{ S }[/math] consists exactly of all elements [math]\displaystyle{ S_1[1],\dots,S_1[i_1] }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ S_2[1],\dots,S_2[i_2] }[/math].
  2. [math]\displaystyle{ S }[/math] is sorted according to the comparison on [math]\displaystyle{ S_1 }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ S_2 }[/math].

Variant: [math]\displaystyle{ i_1 + i_2 }[/math] increases by [math]\displaystyle{ 1 }[/math] (prior to termination); neither [math]\displaystyle{ i_1 }[/math] nor [math]\displaystyle{ i_2 }[/math] decreases.

Break condition: [math]\displaystyle{ i_1 = |S_1| }[/math] or [math]\displaystyle{ i_2 = |S_2| }[/math].

Induction Basis

Abstract view: [math]\displaystyle{ i_1 := 0 }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ i_2 := 0 }[/math].

Implementation: Obvious.

Proof: Nothing to show.

Induction Step

Abstract view:

  1. If [math]\displaystyle{ i_1 = |S_1| }[/math], append [math]\displaystyle{ S_2[i_2 + 1],\ldots,S_2[|S_2|] }[/math] at the end of [math]\displaystyle{ S }[/math] (in this order) and terminate the algorithm.
  2. Otherwise, if [math]\displaystyle{ i_2 = |S_2| }[/math], append [math]\displaystyle{ S_1[i_1 + 1],\ldots,S_1[|S_1|] }[/math] at the end of [math]\displaystyle{ S }[/math] (in this order) and terminate the algorithm.
  3. Otherwise, if [math]\displaystyle{ S_1[i_1 +1] \lt S_2[i_2 +1] }[/math], append [math]\displaystyle{ S_1[i_1 +1] }[/math] at the of [math]\displaystyle{ S }[/math] and increase [math]\displaystyle{ i_1 }[/math] by [math]\displaystyle{ 1 }[/math].
  4. Otherwise, append [math]\displaystyle{ S_2[i_2 +1] }[/math] at the of [math]\displaystyle{ S }[/math] and increase [math]\displaystyle{ i_2 }[/math] by [math]\displaystyle{ 1 }[/math].

Implementation: Obvious.

Correctness: Obvious.

Complexity

Statement: The complexity is in [math]\displaystyle{ \Theta(T\cdot(|S_1| + |S_2|)) }[/math] in the best and worst case, where [math]\displaystyle{ T }[/math] is the complexity of the comparison.

Proof: Obvious.