A fast stable sorting algorithm with absolutely minimum storage
Authors:
F. P. Preparata
Affiliation:
Istituto di Scienze dell''Informazione, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Abstract:
An algorithm is described which sorts n numbers in place with the property of stability, i.e., preserving the original order of equal elements. The algorithm requires absolutely minimum storage 0 (log2n) bits for program variables and a computation time at most 0 (n (log2n)2).