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We present a very simple algorithm for the Least Common Ancestors problem. We thus dispel the frequently held notion that optimal LCA computation is unwieldy and unimplementable. Interestingly, this algorithm is a sequentialization of a previously known PRAM algorithm.
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Bender, M.A., Farach-Colton, M. (2000). The LCA Problem Revisited. In: Gonnet, G.H., Viola, A. (eds) LATIN 2000: Theoretical Informatics. LATIN 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1776. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10719839_9
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