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And then I discard asymmetric neighbors. In other words: I remove from the list of neighbor locations for a bit matrix which correspond to the maximum location value minus a location value which is already set in that bit matrix.
Finally, I need to represent the rectangles with these bits set.
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(Note: the bulk of the following discussion relates to an earlier version of this code. I've left them here for completeness, but they are only indirectly relevant to the current implementation.)
: Two thoughts:
:* Instead of using a two-state matrix (marked/unmarked), how about using a tri-state one (unmarked/side one/side two)? Every time you mark a cell "side one", also mark its diagonal opposite "side two"; while looking for new neighbors, only pick unmarked cells. This way, when you finish N/2 steps, you are garanteed a symmetric solution, no need to throw out asymmetric combinations.
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::Anyways thank you for the suggestions -- if we are dealing with large rectangles, I believe the win for testing for symmetry at every step would outweigh its additional computational cost. And I do not have to use a tri-state representation for that -- I just need to test that the new bit's reflected position does not overlap an existing bit. --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 11:27, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
::: Tracking the path can still be done with your bit matrix, albeit its size should be (m+1) x (n+1) now. The advantage is it will never produce duplicate solutions, and due to symmetry, you'll only need to search in half or a quarter (if m = n) of the solution space. --[[User:Ledrug|Ledrug]] 14:41, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
:::: I've implemented your suggestion of asymmetric neighbor pruning at each step. I am not quite sure how I would implement the division path approach -- the data structures for that all seem more complex than the bit matrix (and neighbor location) approach I currently use. --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 03:22, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
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