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Energy distribution

Only some particles reach the energy source; particles must share energy so that every action is paid for.

Problem statement and measuresexpand

Each action costs energy, and only \(s\) particles, the sources, can harvest energy from outside. Particles must distribute energy locally so that every particle can act, or so that a given energy-agnostic algorithm runs correctly. Time is in rounds.

Measures: Time, asynchronous rounds.

tight near-optimal polynomial gap unknown impossible· rows follow the assumption tree; each cell: best upper bound vs lower bound, and what forces the lower bound
Setting
Time
Unfair adversary + constant memory, + sequential
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polynomial gap \(O(n)\) vs \(\Omega(n/s)\) distance

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