Linear Hashing Is Optimal

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Auteurs principaux: Jaber, Michael, Kumar, Vinayak M., Zuckerman, David
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author Jaber, Michael
Kumar, Vinayak M.
Zuckerman, David
author_facet Jaber, Michael
Kumar, Vinayak M.
Zuckerman, David
contents We prove that hashing $n$ balls into $n$ bins via a random matrix over $\mathbf{F}_2$ yields expected maximum load $O(\log n / \log \log n)$. This matches the expected maximum load of a fully random function and resolves an open question posed by Alon, Dietzfelbinger, Miltersen, Petrank, and Tardos (STOC '97, JACM '99). More generally, we show that the maximum load exceeds $r\cdot\log n/\log\log n$ with probability at most $O(1/r^2)$.
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spellingShingle Linear Hashing Is Optimal
Jaber, Michael
Kumar, Vinayak M.
Zuckerman, David
Data Structures and Algorithms
Computational Complexity
We prove that hashing $n$ balls into $n$ bins via a random matrix over $\mathbf{F}_2$ yields expected maximum load $O(\log n / \log \log n)$. This matches the expected maximum load of a fully random function and resolves an open question posed by Alon, Dietzfelbinger, Miltersen, Petrank, and Tardos (STOC '97, JACM '99). More generally, we show that the maximum load exceeds $r\cdot\log n/\log\log n$ with probability at most $O(1/r^2)$.
title Linear Hashing Is Optimal
topic Data Structures and Algorithms
Computational Complexity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.14061