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Subject: Re: Search algorithms

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 08:23:36 11/06/03

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On November 06, 2003 at 09:49:33, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 06, 2003 at 09:33:28, Renze Steenhuisen wrote:
>
>>On November 06, 2003 at 08:33:49, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>
>>>On November 06, 2003 at 05:45:53, Renze Steenhuisen wrote:
>>>
>>>>Depth-First Algorithms:
>>>>  AlphaBeta (Fail-hard, Fail-Soft)
>>>>  MTD(f)
>>>>
>>>>Best-First Algorithms:
>>>>  SSS*
>>>
>>>The distinction between the three (and best-first and depth-first)
>>>is very hazy, read "Research re: search and research" by Aske Plaat.
>>
>>Done that already, but as Aske stated: they search the same nodes, but in a
>>different order.
>>
>>MTD(f) and the others are still DF algorithms, the second list works differently
>>(i.e., the order in which the nodes are expanded is different).
>>
>>Or am I talking rubish?
>>
>>Renze
>>
>>PS:  Am I missing algorithms (either important or not)?
>>PS2: Are Scout and NegaScout equal?
>
>
>They are just variations on the same idea.  All fall under the umbrella
>of alpha/beta depth-first search...  (this is in response to your question
>PS2).
>
>depth-first and breadth-first (best-first is one example of the latter)
>are totally unrelated other than the fact they both search a tree.

Well, no.  Read Plaat's thesis.

Dave



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