The Space-Time Complexity of Sum-Product Queries

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Auteurs principaux: Deeds, Kyle, Merkl, Timo Camillo, Pichler, Reinhard, Suciu, Dan
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Publié: 2025
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author Deeds, Kyle
Merkl, Timo Camillo
Pichler, Reinhard
Suciu, Dan
author_facet Deeds, Kyle
Merkl, Timo Camillo
Pichler, Reinhard
Suciu, Dan
contents While extensive research on query evaluation has achieved consistent improvements in the time complexity of algorithms, the space complexity of query evaluation has been largely ignored. This is a particular challenge in settings with strict pre-defined space constraints. In this paper, we examine the combined space-time complexity of conjunctive queries (CQs) and, more generally, of sum-product queries (SPQs). We propose several classes of space-efficient algorithms for evaluating SPQs, and we show that the optimal time complexity is almost always achievable with asymptotically lower space complexity than traditional approaches.
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spellingShingle The Space-Time Complexity of Sum-Product Queries
Deeds, Kyle
Merkl, Timo Camillo
Pichler, Reinhard
Suciu, Dan
Databases
While extensive research on query evaluation has achieved consistent improvements in the time complexity of algorithms, the space complexity of query evaluation has been largely ignored. This is a particular challenge in settings with strict pre-defined space constraints. In this paper, we examine the combined space-time complexity of conjunctive queries (CQs) and, more generally, of sum-product queries (SPQs). We propose several classes of space-efficient algorithms for evaluating SPQs, and we show that the optimal time complexity is almost always achievable with asymptotically lower space complexity than traditional approaches.
title The Space-Time Complexity of Sum-Product Queries
topic Databases
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11920