The randomized k-server conjecture is false!

We prove a few new lower bounds on the randomized competitive ratio for the k-server problem and other related problems, resolving some long-standing conjectures. In particular, for metrical task systems (MTS) we asympotically settle the competitive ratio and obtain the first improvement to an exist...

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Main Authors: Bubeck, S, Coester, C, Rabani, Y
Format: Conference item
Language:English
Published: Association for Computing Machinery 2023