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The algorithm presented solves the problem within minimal levels amount of search that when practical applications can present required real bound on the worst case, and how to attain this demand within minimal amount of search. Sandholm have proved that in order to establish any worst case bound K(n), it is necessary to search the lowest two levels of the coalition structure graph, and the bound is n (the number of agents). Based on this, using our algorithm, after the search of the lowest two levels, the bound K(n)&le3 can be attained with the searching of only one level, and the bound K(n)&le2 can be attained with the searching of two levels at most. Using our algorithm, the amount of search needed to attain the bound is drastically cut down compared with the algorithm proposed by Sandholm et al.
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Chinese Journal of Computers
ISSN: 0254-4164
CN: 11-1826/TP
Year: 2001
Issue: 11
Volume: 24
Page: 1185-1190
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