%0 Journal Article %A Fateme Ashari-Ghomi and Najme Khorasani and Abbas Nowzari-Dalini %D 2012 %J International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 68, 2012 %T Ranking and Unranking Algorithms for k-ary Trees in Gray Code Order %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9384 %V 68 %X In this paper, we present two new ranking and unranking algorithms for k-ary trees represented by x-sequences in Gray code order. These algorithms are based on a gray code generation algorithm developed by Ahrabian et al.. In mentioned paper, a recursive backtracking generation algorithm for x-sequences corresponding to k-ary trees in Gray code was presented. This generation algorithm is based on Vajnovszki-s algorithm for generating binary trees in Gray code ordering. Up to our knowledge no ranking and unranking algorithms were given for x-sequences in this ordering. we present ranking and unranking algorithms with O(kn2) time complexity for x-sequences in this Gray code ordering %P 1020 - 1025