An $\tilde Ω(\log n \log m)$ Information-Theoretic Lower Bound for Randomized Online Set Cover

📅 2026-09-17
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We show an information-theoretic lower bound of $Ω\left(\frac{\log n \log m}{\log \log n + \log \log m}\right)$ for online set cover against randomized algorithms, for all sufficiently large $m$ and $n$ satisfying $\log^2 n \leq m \leq 2^n$.
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Online Set Cover
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Information-Theoretic Lower Bound
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