I have lately learned how to use the LCA algorithm.
I am now wondering whether HLD can be used to solve problems that LCA can't solve or not?
What are your thoughts?
Thanks
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I have lately learned how to use the LCA algorithm.
I am now wondering whether HLD can be used to solve problems that LCA can't solve or not?
What are your thoughts?
Thanks
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Good day to you,
Well in my opinion this is hardly answered, since LCA is more-like "problem" than algorithm (or group of algorithms), which can be solved with multiple algorithms, such as: HLD, Binary Lifting, EulerTourTree+SparseTable, Tarjan, DP, simple dfs and so on.
Probably each of them has some draw-backs/advantages.
So more-like: HLD is a kind of "LCA algorithms".
The big advantage of HLD is, that is can easily divide the tree, so one can "dynamicaly update" with decent access time [+ it is easy to grapple many structures to the decomposed tree].
Also — it can be (unlike some other LCA algorithms) used in opposite way: to "write" an information to multiple nodes "at once" [like in segment tree ... or well, basically with usage of segment tree {or similar} :) ]
Have Nice Day & Good Luck ^_^