{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3186249244","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3465084.3467936","title":"The Topology of Randomized Symmetry-Breaking Distributed Computing","display_name":"The Topology of Randomized Symmetry-Breaking Distributed Computing","publication_year":2021,"publication_date":"2021-07-21","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3186249244","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3465084.3467936","mag":"3186249244"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3465084.3467936","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3465084.3467936","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"preprint","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5071967017","display_name":"Pierre Fraigniaud","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4534-4803"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I204730241","display_name":"Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9","ror":"https://ror.org/05f82e368","country_code":"FR","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I204730241"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1294671590","display_name":"Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique","ror":"https://ror.org/02feahw73","country_code":"FR","type":"funder","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1294671590"]}],"countries":["FR"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Pierre Fraigniaud","raw_affiliation_strings":["Universit\u00e9 de Paris and CNRS, Paris, France"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Universit\u00e9 de Paris and CNRS, Paris, France","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204730241","https://openalex.org/I1294671590"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5085059786","display_name":"Ran Gelles","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3615-3239"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I13955877","display_name":"Bar-Ilan University","ror":"https://ror.org/03kgsv495","country_code":"IL","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I13955877"]}],"countries":["IL"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ran Gelles","raw_affiliation_strings":["Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I13955877"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5016606156","display_name":"Zvi Lotker","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3759-5584"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I13955877","display_name":"Bar-Ilan University","ror":"https://ror.org/03kgsv495","country_code":"IL","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I13955877"]}],"countries":["IL"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Zvi Lotker","raw_affiliation_strings":["Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I13955877"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5071967017"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204730241","https://openalex.org/I1294671590"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.33126351,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":2,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.59109178,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":94,"max":96},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"415","last_page":"425"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10772","display_name":"Distributed systems and fault tolerance","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10772","display_name":"Distributed systems and fault tolerance","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10237","display_name":"Cryptography and Data Security","score":0.9973999857902527,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10720","display_name":"Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs","score":0.9970999956130981,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1703","display_name":"Computational Theory and Mathematics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6531621217727661},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/impossibility","display_name":"Impossibility","score":0.6381292939186096},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/topology","display_name":"Topology (electrical circuits)","score":0.5825371742248535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computation","display_name":"Computation","score":0.5812056064605713},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simplicial-homology","display_name":"Simplicial homology","score":0.543161928653717},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.5267019867897034},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/algebraic-topology","display_name":"Algebraic topology","score":0.5258381962776184},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/protocol","display_name":"Protocol (science)","score":0.5022449493408203},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simplicial-complex","display_name":"Simplicial complex","score":0.49163204431533813},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-algorithm","display_name":"Distributed algorithm","score":0.4586681127548218},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computational-topology","display_name":"Computational topology","score":0.4345088601112366},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/theoretical-computer-science","display_name":"Theoretical computer science","score":0.41777941584587097},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/randomized-algorithm","display_name":"Randomized algorithm","score":0.4128803610801697},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.2964674234390259},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/algorithm","display_name":"Algorithm","score":0.2632175087928772},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/discrete-mathematics","display_name":"Discrete mathematics","score":0.1849435567855835},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pure-mathematics","display_name":"Pure mathematics","score":0.13088193535804749},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/combinatorics","display_name":"Combinatorics","score":0.13045454025268555}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6531621217727661},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776261394","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315562","display_name":"Impossibility","level":2,"score":0.6381292939186096},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C184720557","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7825049","display_name":"Topology (electrical circuits)","level":2,"score":0.5825371742248535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C45374587","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12525525","display_name":"Computation","level":2,"score":0.5812056064605713},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3469331","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7520902","display_name":"Simplicial homology","level":3,"score":0.543161928653717},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.5267019867897034},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145054310","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212803","display_name":"Algebraic topology","level":3,"score":0.5258381962776184},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780385302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q367158","display_name":"Protocol (science)","level":3,"score":0.5022449493408203},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187929450","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q994399","display_name":"Simplicial complex","level":2,"score":0.49163204431533813},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C130120984","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2835898","display_name":"Distributed algorithm","level":2,"score":0.4586681127548218},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C181576044","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4129926","display_name":"Computational topology","level":3,"score":0.4345088601112366},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C80444323","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2878974","display_name":"Theoretical computer science","level":1,"score":0.41777941584587097},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C128669082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q583461","display_name":"Randomized algorithm","level":2,"score":0.4128803610801697},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.2964674234390259},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.2632175087928772},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C118615104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121416","display_name":"Discrete mathematics","level":1,"score":0.1849435567855835},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C202444582","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837863","display_name":"Pure mathematics","level":1,"score":0.13088193535804749},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C114614502","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76592","display_name":"Combinatorics","level":1,"score":0.13045454025268555},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142724271","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7208","display_name":"Pathology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C5961521","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q746083","display_name":"Homotopy","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110521144","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193460","display_name":"Scalar field","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C204787440","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188504","display_name":"Alternative medicine","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C37914503","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156495","display_name":"Mathematical physics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3465084.3467936","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3465084.3467936","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.7900000214576721,"display_name":"Peace, Justice and strong institutions","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":20,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1965990175","https://openalex.org/W1966215457","https://openalex.org/W1968191405","https://openalex.org/W1988577444","https://openalex.org/W2016408245","https://openalex.org/W2019033219","https://openalex.org/W2024624176","https://openalex.org/W2025827262","https://openalex.org/W2030160771","https://openalex.org/W2054364230","https://openalex.org/W2077204293","https://openalex.org/W2077371116","https://openalex.org/W2083306187","https://openalex.org/W2089155578","https://openalex.org/W2118545058","https://openalex.org/W2124068769","https://openalex.org/W2323777246","https://openalex.org/W4210411973","https://openalex.org/W4253389788","https://openalex.org/W4255575860"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2011162705","https://openalex.org/W2962773900","https://openalex.org/W4225929853","https://openalex.org/W4289294436","https://openalex.org/W2900409958","https://openalex.org/W3214553362","https://openalex.org/W1481311065","https://openalex.org/W2982149580","https://openalex.org/W1970454523","https://openalex.org/W4241761450"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Studying":[0],"distributed":[1,49],"computing":[2],"through":[3],"the":[4,11,18,24,44,73,85],"lens":[5],"of":[6,13,26,41,47,84],"algebraic":[7],"topology":[8],"has":[9],"been":[10],"source":[12],"many":[14],"significant":[15],"breakthroughs":[16],"during":[17],"last":[19],"two":[20],"decades,":[21],"especially":[22],"in":[23],"design":[25],"lower":[27],"bounds":[28],"or":[29],"impossibility":[30],"results":[31],"for":[32],"deterministic":[33],"algorithms.":[34],"In":[35],"a":[36,48,52,56,66],"nutshell,":[37],"this":[38],"approach":[39],"consists":[40],"capturing":[42],"all":[43,79],"possible":[45,80],"states":[46,83],"system":[50],"at":[51],"certain":[53],"time":[54],"as":[55,65],"simplicial":[57,67],"complex":[58,71],"called":[59],"protocol":[60],"complex,":[61,76],"and":[62],"viewing":[63],"computation":[64],"map":[68],"from":[69],"that":[70,77],"to":[72],"so-called":[74],"output":[75,82],"captures":[78],"legal":[81],"system.":[86]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}