A rigorous version of R.P. Brent's model for the binary Euclidean algorithm

The binary Euclidean algorithm is a modification of the classical Euclidean algorithm for computation of greatest common divisors which avoids ordinary integer division in favour of division by powers of two only. The expectation of the number of steps taken by the binary Euclidean algorithm when ap...

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Vydáno v:	Advances in mathematics (New York. 1965) Ročník 290; s. 73 - 143
Hlavní autor:	Morris, Ian D.
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	Elsevier Inc 26.02.2016
Témata:	Analysis of algorithms Euclidean algorithm Greatest common divisor Random dynamical system Transfer operator secondary Random dynamical system Euclidean algorithm Transfer operator Greatest common divisor Analysis of algorithms primary
ISSN:	0001-8708, 1090-2082
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Shrnutí:	The binary Euclidean algorithm is a modification of the classical Euclidean algorithm for computation of greatest common divisors which avoids ordinary integer division in favour of division by powers of two only. The expectation of the number of steps taken by the binary Euclidean algorithm when applied to pairs of integers of bounded size was first investigated by R.P. Brent in 1976 via a heuristic model of the algorithm as a random dynamical system. Based on numerical investigations of the expectation of the associated Ruelle transfer operator, Brent obtained a conjectural asymptotic expression for the mean number of steps performed by the algorithm when processing pairs of odd integers whose size is bounded by a large integer. In 1998 B. Vallée modified Brent's model via an induction scheme to rigorously prove an asymptotic formula for the average number of steps performed by the algorithm; however, the relationship of this result with Brent's heuristics remains conjectural. In this article we establish previously conjectural properties of Brent's transfer operator, showing directly that it possesses a spectral gap and preserves a unique continuous density. This density is shown to extend holomorphically to the complex right half-plane and to have a logarithmic singularity at zero. By combining these results with methods from classical analytic number theory we prove the correctness of three conjectured formulae for the expected number of steps, resolving several open questions promoted by D.E. Knuth in The Art of Computer Programming.
ISSN:	0001-8708 1090-2082
DOI:	10.1016/j.aim.2015.12.008