Streaming and Massively Parallel Algorithms for Euclidean Max-Cut

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Main Authors: Menand, Nicolas, Waingarten, Erik
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author Menand, Nicolas
Waingarten, Erik
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Waingarten, Erik
contents Given a set of vectors $X = \{ x_1,\dots, x_n \} \subset \mathbb{R}^d$, the Euclidean max-cut problem asks to partition the vectors into two parts so as to maximize the sum of Euclidean distances which cross the partition. We design new algorithms for Euclidean max-cut in models for massive datasets: $\bullet$ We give a fully-scalable constant-round MPC algorithm using $O(nd) + n \cdot \text{poly}( \log(n) / ε)$ total space which gives a $(1+ε)$-approximate Euclidean max-cut. $\bullet$ We give a dynamic streaming algorithm using $\text{poly}(d \log Δ/ ε)$ space when $X \subseteq [Δ]^d$, which provides oracle access to a $(1+ε)$-approximate Euclidean max-cut. Recently, Chen, Jiang, and Krauthgamer $[\text{STOC}~'23]$ gave a dynamic streaming algorithm with space $\text{poly}(d\logΔ/ε)$ to approximate the value of the Euclidean max-cut, but could not provide oracle access to an approximately optimal cut. This was left open in that work, and we resolve it here. Both algorithms follow from the same framework, which analyzes a ``parallel'' and ``subsampled'' (Euclidean) version of a greedy algorithm of Mathieu and Schudy $[\text{SODA}~'08]$ for dense max-cut.
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Menand, Nicolas
Waingarten, Erik
Data Structures and Algorithms
Given a set of vectors $X = \{ x_1,\dots, x_n \} \subset \mathbb{R}^d$, the Euclidean max-cut problem asks to partition the vectors into two parts so as to maximize the sum of Euclidean distances which cross the partition. We design new algorithms for Euclidean max-cut in models for massive datasets: $\bullet$ We give a fully-scalable constant-round MPC algorithm using $O(nd) + n \cdot \text{poly}( \log(n) / ε)$ total space which gives a $(1+ε)$-approximate Euclidean max-cut. $\bullet$ We give a dynamic streaming algorithm using $\text{poly}(d \log Δ/ ε)$ space when $X \subseteq [Δ]^d$, which provides oracle access to a $(1+ε)$-approximate Euclidean max-cut. Recently, Chen, Jiang, and Krauthgamer $[\text{STOC}~'23]$ gave a dynamic streaming algorithm with space $\text{poly}(d\logΔ/ε)$ to approximate the value of the Euclidean max-cut, but could not provide oracle access to an approximately optimal cut. This was left open in that work, and we resolve it here. Both algorithms follow from the same framework, which analyzes a ``parallel'' and ``subsampled'' (Euclidean) version of a greedy algorithm of Mathieu and Schudy $[\text{SODA}~'08]$ for dense max-cut.
title Streaming and Massively Parallel Algorithms for Euclidean Max-Cut
topic Data Structures and Algorithms
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14362