Discrepancy Minimization via Regularization
Lucas Pesenti, Adrian Vladu
2023Year
2Citations
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Abstract
We introduce a new algorithmic framework for discrepancy minimization based on regularization. We demonstrate how varying the regularizer allows us to re-interpret several breakthrough works in algorithmic discrepancy, ranging from Spencer's theorem [Spe85, Ban10] to Banaszczyk's bounds [Ban98, BDG19]. Using our techniques, we also show that the Beck-Fiala and Komlós conjectures are true in a new regime of pseudorandom instances.
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