arXiv:cs/0402051cs.DB
We introduce a new variation of Tree Encoding with Nested Intervals, find connections with Materialized Path, and suggest a method for moving parts of the hierarchy.
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This builds on Vadim Tropashko's work related to nested intervals and is related to the Stern-Brocot and Farey sequence and Calkin-Wilf tree: Nested Intervals Tree Encoding with Continued Fractions https://arxiv.org/pdf/cs/0402051.pdf Nested Intervals Tree Encoding in SQL…
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I skimmed the article and saved it for later reading. Just wanted to point out that continued fractions are also interesting for those trying to encode hierarchical data into SQL tables: https://arxiv.org/pdf/cs/0402051.pdf
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