We provide a simple $(1-O(\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}))$-selectable Online Contention Resolution Scheme for $k$-uniform matroids against a fixed-order adversary. If $A_i$ and $G_i$ denote the set of selected elements and the set of realized active elements among the first $i$ (respectively), our algorithm selects with probability $1-\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}$ any active element $i$ such that $|A_{i-1}| + 1 \leq (1-\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}})\cdot \mathbb{E}[|G_i|]+\sqrt{k}$. This implies a $(1-O(\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}))$ prophet inequality against fixed-order adversaries for $k$-uniform matroids that is considerably simpler than previous algorithms [Ala14, AKW14, JMZ22]. We also prove that no OCRS can be $(1-\Omega(\sqrt{\frac{\log k}{k}}))$-selectable for $k$-uniform matroids against an almighty adversary. This guarantee is matched by the (known) simple greedy algorithm that accepts every active element with probability $1-\Theta(\sqrt{\frac{\log k}{k}})$ [HKS07].
翻译:我们针对$k$均匀拟阵,在固定顺序敌手场景下,提出了一种简单的$(1-O(\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}))$可选的在线竞争解决方案。设$A_i$和$G_i$分别表示前$i$个元素中已被选中的元素集合和实际活跃元素集合,我们的算法以概率$1-\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}$选择任意活跃元素$i$,使得$|A_{i-1}| + 1 \leq (1-\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}})\cdot \mathbb{E}[|G_i|]+\sqrt{k}$。这给出了针对$k$均匀拟阵的固定顺序敌手场景下的$(1-O(\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}))$先知不等式,且该算法比以往方案[Ala14, AKW14, JMZ22]更为简单。我们还证明:对于$k$均匀拟阵,面对全能敌手时,任何OCRS都不可能达到$(1-\Omega(\sqrt{\frac{\log k}{k}}))$可选性。该下界可通过已知的简单贪心算法(以概率$1-\Theta(\sqrt{\frac{\log k}{k}})$接受每个活跃元素)实现匹配[HKS07]。