The Prague Stringology Conference 2005
Simon J. Puglisi, William F. Smyth and Andrew Turpin
A Taxonomy of Suffix Array Construction Algorithms
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In 1990 Manber & Myers proposed suffix arrays as a space-saving
alternative to suffix trees and described the first algorithms
for suffix array construction and use.
Since that time, and especially in the last few years, suffix
array construction algorithms have proliferated in bewildering
abundance.
This survey paper attempts to provide simple high-level descriptions of these numerous algorithms that highlight both their distinctive features and their commonalities, while avoiding as much as possible the complexities of implementation details. We also provide comparisons of the algorithms' worst-case time complexity and use of additional space, together with results of recent experimental test runs on many of their implementations. |
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