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Parallel algorithms and the classification of problems

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Bertoni, A., Goldwurm, M., Mauri, G., Sabadini, N. (1987). Parallel algorithms and the classification of problems. In: Becker, J.D., Eisele, I. (eds) WOPPLOT 86 Parallel Processing: Logic, Organization, and Technology. WOPPLOT 1986. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 253. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-18022-2_15

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