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The longest common subsequence problem is a long studied prototype of pattern matching problems. In spite of the effort dedicated to it, the numerical value of its central quantity, the Chvátal-Sankoff constant, is not yet known. Numerical estimations of this constant are very difficult due to finite size effects. We propose a numerical method to estimate the Chvátal-Sankoff constant which combines the advantages of an analytically known functional form of the finite size effects with an efficient multi-spin coding scheme. This method yields very high precision estimates of the Chvátal-Sankoff constant. Our results correct earlier estimates for small alphabet size while they are consistent with (albeit more precise than) earlier results for larger alphabet size.
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Bundschuh, R. High precision simulations of the longest common subsequence problem. Eur. Phys. J. B 22, 533–541 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510170102
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510170102