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cs.DSTheoreticalRecentJul 21, 2026

$\tilde{O}$ptimal Algorithm for 2-Approximate All Pair Shortest Paths -- almost

Manoj Gupta, Mrigankashekhar Shandilya

This paper presents a randomized algorithm that runs in $ ilde{O}(n^2)$ time and, with high probability, guarantees a 2-approximation for all pairs at distance at least $c$ in an undirected, unweighte…

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cs.ITcs.LGTheoreticalRecentJun 12, 2026

Nonlinear Two-Time-Scale Stochastic Approximation: A Sharp Phase Transition and How to Beat It

Dhruv Sarkar, Vaneet Aggarwal

This paper analyzes the finite-time behavior of nonlinear two-time-scale stochastic approximation and identifies a sharp boundary for decoupling the $k^{-1}$ rate.

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cs.DSTheoreticalRecentJun 15, 2026

Approximation Preserving Coresets

Milind Prabhu, Chris Schwiegelshohn, Sudarshan Shyam

This paper introduces approximation-preserving coresets, which provide weaker guarantees than strong coresets but stronger guarantees than weak coresets for preserving the costs of good solutions in b…

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cs.DScs.DMTheoreticalRecentJun 30, 2026

Constant-factor approximation of maximum distance-2 independent set in graphs of bounded merge-width

Maël Dumas

The paper provides constant-factor approximation algorithms for Max Dist-2 Independent Set and Min Dominating Set in graphs of bounded radius-2 merge-width.

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cs.DSTheoreticalRecentJul 9, 2026

Locally Approximating the Top Eigenvector of Bounded Entry Matrices

Nicolas Menand, Erik Waingarten

This paper presents a local computation algorithm to approximate the top eigenvector of a symmetric matrix with entries between -1 and 1, building on Swartworth and Woodruff's work.

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cs.DScs.CCTheoreticalRecentJun 11, 2026

Sketching Intersection Profiles: A Simple Proof and Three Applications

Flavio Chierichetti, Mirko Giacchini, Ravi Kumar, Alessandro Panconesi +2 more

This paper settles the complexity of three sketching problems in graphs and distributions.

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cs.DSmath-phmath.CATheoreticalRecentJun 22, 2026

Computing Gaussian and exponential integrals in ${\Bbb R}^n$

Alexander Barvinok

This paper proves conditions for efficiently approximating expectations of certain functions with respect to standard Gaussian or symmetric exponential probability measures.

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cs.DScs.CCcs.GTNEWTheoreticalJul 28, 2026

A Unifying Framework for Quasi-Polynomial Optimization of Fixed-degree Polynomials

Martino Bernasconi, Matteo Castiglioni, Andrea Celli, Gabriele Farina

This paper constructs an epsilon-cover of the joint value set of m constant-degree polynomials over a convex set H in the linfty-norm, with size n^(O(log(mn)/ε^2)), given that the polynomials have a c…

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cs.DScs.CRTheoreticalRecentJul 21, 2026

Private Approximation of Graph Spectra and Cuts via Spectral Amplifiers

Chenglin Fan, Jingcheng Liu, Pan Peng, Hangyu Xu +1 more

This paper presents a polynomial-time differentially private algorithm for releasing a synthetic graph that approximates cut sizes in an input graph with error bound.

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cs.CGcs.NEmath.NATheoreticalRecentJun 29, 2026

Computing the Integral R2 Indicator by Perspective Mapping and Box Decomposition

Michael T. M. Emmerich

This paper presents a bidirectional perspective mapping between continuous integral R2 computation and integration over unions of anchored axis-aligned boxes, enabling the reuse of hypervolume algorit…

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cs.DScs.DMTheoreticalRecentJul 23, 2026

Approximation Algorithms for Inventory Problems with Decomposable Submodular Ordering Costs

Retsef Levi, Georgia Perakis, Emily Zhang

This paper proposes an approximation algorithm for the submodular joint replenishment problem with decomposable submodular ordering cost functions, achieving an O(k)-approximation.

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cs.CRcs.DScs.LGRecentMay 27, 2026

Privately Estimating Monotone Statistics in Polynomial Time

Gavin Brown, Ephraim Linder, Mahbod Majid, Vikrant Singhal

The paper introduces novel, efficient differentially private algorithms for estimating monotone statistics, significantly improving sample complexity compared to existing methods.

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math.COcs.CCTheoreticalRecentJul 9, 2026

Polynomial Binary Optimization

Endre Boros

The paper develops an explicit multi-linear polynomial form for binary polynomial optimization problems after eliminating a subset of variables, allowing for characterization of new special classes wi…

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cs.LGcs.ITstat.MLTheoreticalRecentJul 24, 2026

From Score Approximation to Distribution Approximation in Score-Based Diffusion Models

Lan V. Truong

This paper establishes a connection between neural network approximation of score functions and approximation of probability distributions generated by reverse diffusion models.

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cs.DSTheoreticalRecentJun 26, 2026

Incremental Submodular Maximization: Better Than Greedy

Marcin Bienkowski, Joakim Blikstad, Jarosław Byrka, Martín Costa +2 more

The paper presents an adaptive scaling algorithm with a competitive ratio of 1.373 for incremental submodular maximization under increasing cardinality constraint, improving upon the previous best res…

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