这可以用动态规划在O(n²)中解决。

按顺序处理输入元素，并为每个元素维护一个元组列表。每个元组(A,B)，对于i将表示的元素，A =以i结尾的最长递增子序列的长度，B =以列表[i]结尾的最长递增子序列中列表[i]的前身的索引。

从元素1开始，元素1的元组列表为[(1,0)] 对于元素i，扫描列表0..i，找到元素list[k]，使得list[k] < list[i]，元素i的A值，Ai为Ak + 1, Bi为k。如果有多个这样的元素，将它们添加到元素i的元组列表中。

最后，找到所有最大值为A (LIS以element结尾的长度)的元素，并使用元组回溯以获得列表。

我已经在http://www.edufyme.com/code/?id=66f041e16a60928b05a7e228a89c3799上分享了相同的代码

下面是从动态规划的角度评估问题的三个步骤:

递归定义:maxLength(i) == 1 + maxLength(j) where 0 < j < i and array[i] > array[j] 递归参数边界:可能有0到i - 1个子序列作为参数传递 求值顺序:由于是递增子序列，所以要从0求值到n

如果我们以序列{0,8,2,3,7,9}为例，at index:

我们会得到子序列{0}作为基本情况 [1]有一个新的子序列{0,8} [2]试图评估两个新的序列{0,8,2}和{0,2}通过添加元素在索引2到现有的子序列-只有一个是有效的，所以添加第三个可能的序列{0,2}只到参数列表 .．.

下面是c++ 11的工作代码:

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

int getLongestIncSub(const std::vector<int> &sequence, size_t index, std::vector<std::vector<int>> &sub) {
    if(index == 0) {
        sub.push_back(std::vector<int>{sequence[0]});
        return 1;
    }

    size_t longestSubSeq = getLongestIncSub(sequence, index - 1, sub);
    std::vector<std::vector<int>> tmpSubSeq;
    for(std::vector<int> &subSeq : sub) {
        if(subSeq[subSeq.size() - 1] < sequence[index]) {
            std::vector<int> newSeq(subSeq);
            newSeq.push_back(sequence[index]);
            longestSubSeq = std::max(longestSubSeq, newSeq.size());
            tmpSubSeq.push_back(newSeq);
        }
    }
    std::copy(tmpSubSeq.begin(), tmpSubSeq.end(),
              std::back_insert_iterator<std::vector<std::vector<int>>>(sub));

    return longestSubSeq;
}

int getLongestIncSub(const std::vector<int> &sequence) {
    std::vector<std::vector<int>> sub;
    return getLongestIncSub(sequence, sequence.size() - 1, sub);
}

int main()
{
    std::vector<int> seq{0, 8, 2, 3, 7, 9};
    std::cout << getLongestIncSub(seq);
    return 0;
}

说到DP solution，我发现很奇怪的是没有人提到LIS可以简化为LCS。你所需要做的就是对原始序列的副本进行排序，删除所有重复的副本，然后对它们进行LCS。在伪代码中是:

def LIS(S):
    T = sort(S)
    T = removeDuplicates(T)
    return LCS(S, T)

以及用Go语言编写的完整实现。如果你不需要重构解，你就不需要维护整个n^2 DP矩阵。

func lcs(arr1 []int) int {
    arr2 := make([]int, len(arr1))
    for i, v := range arr1 {
        arr2[i] = v
    }
    sort.Ints(arr1)
    arr3 := []int{}
    prev := arr1[0] - 1
    for _, v := range arr1 {
        if v != prev {
            prev = v
            arr3 = append(arr3, v)
        }
    }

    n1, n2 := len(arr1), len(arr3)

    M := make([][]int, n2 + 1)
    e := make([]int, (n1 + 1) * (n2 + 1))
    for i := range M {
        M[i] = e[i * (n1 + 1):(i + 1) * (n1 + 1)]
    }

    for i := 1; i <= n2; i++ {
        for j := 1; j <= n1; j++ {
            if arr2[j - 1] == arr3[i - 1] {
                M[i][j] = M[i - 1][j - 1] + 1
            } else if M[i - 1][j] > M[i][j - 1] {
                M[i][j] = M[i - 1][j]
            } else {
                M[i][j] = M[i][j - 1]
            }
        }
    }

    return M[n2][n1]
}

求最长递增子序列(LIS)的O(NLog(N))递归DP方法

解释

该算法涉及创建节点格式为(a,b)的树。

A表示到目前为止我们考虑添加到有效子序列的下一个元素。

B表示剩余子数组的起始索引，如果a被添加到目前为止我们所拥有的子数组的末尾，则下一个决策将从该子数组开始。

算法

We start with an invalid root (INT_MIN,0), pointing at index zero of the array since subsequence is empty at this point, i.e. b = 0. Base Case: return 1 if b >= array.length. Loop through all the elements in the array from the b index to the end of the array, i.e i = b ... array.length-1. i) If an element, array[i] is greater than the current a, it is qualified to be considered as one of the elements to be appended to the subsequence we have so far. ii) Recurse into the node (array[i],b+1), where a is the element we encountered in 2(i) which is qualified to be appended to the subsequence we have so far. And b+1 is the next index of the array to be considered. iii) Return the max length obtained by looping through i = b ... array.length. In a case where a is bigger than any other element from i = b to array.length, return 1. Compute the level of the tree built as level. Finally, level - 1 is the desired LIS. That is the number of edges in the longest path of the tree.

注意:算法的记忆部分被省略了，因为它是从树中清除的。

随便举个例子 标记为x的节点从DB内存值中获取。

Java实现

public int lengthOfLIS(int[] nums) {
            return LIS(nums,Integer.MIN_VALUE, 0,new HashMap<>()) -1;
    }
    public int LIS(int[] arr, int value, int nextIndex, Map<String,Integer> memo){
        if(memo.containsKey(value+","+nextIndex))return memo.get(value+","+nextIndex);
        if(nextIndex >= arr.length)return 1;

        int max = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
        for(int i=nextIndex; i<arr.length; i++){
            if(arr[i] > value){
                max = Math.max(max,LIS(arr,arr[i],i+1,memo));
            }
        }
        if(max == Integer.MIN_VALUE)return 1;
        max++;
        memo.put(value+","+nextIndex,max);
        return max;
    }

Petar Minchev的解释帮助我理清了事情，但我很难解析所有内容，所以我做了一个带有过度描述性变量名和大量注释的Python实现。我做了一个简单的递归解，O(n²)解，和O(n log n)解。

我希望它能帮助理清算法!

递归解决方案

def recursive_solution(remaining_sequence, bigger_than=None):
    """Finds the longest increasing subsequence of remaining_sequence that is      
    bigger than bigger_than and returns it.  This solution is O(2^n)."""

    # Base case: nothing is remaining.                                             
    if len(remaining_sequence) == 0:
        return remaining_sequence

    # Recursive case 1: exclude the current element and process the remaining.     
    best_sequence = recursive_solution(remaining_sequence[1:], bigger_than)

    # Recursive case 2: include the current element if it's big enough.            
    first = remaining_sequence[0]

    if (first > bigger_than) or (bigger_than is None):

        sequence_with = [first] + recursive_solution(remaining_sequence[1:], first)

        # Choose whichever of case 1 and case 2 were longer.                         
        if len(sequence_with) >= len(best_sequence):
            best_sequence = sequence_with

    return best_sequence                                                        

O(n²)动态规划解

def dynamic_programming_solution(sequence):
    """Finds the longest increasing subsequence in sequence using dynamic          
    programming.  This solution is O(n^2)."""

    longest_subsequence_ending_with = []
    backreference_for_subsequence_ending_with = []
    current_best_end = 0

    for curr_elem in range(len(sequence)):
        # It's always possible to have a subsequence of length 1.                    
        longest_subsequence_ending_with.append(1)

        # If a subsequence is length 1, it doesn't have a backreference.             
        backreference_for_subsequence_ending_with.append(None)

        for prev_elem in range(curr_elem):
            subsequence_length_through_prev = (longest_subsequence_ending_with[prev_elem] + 1)

            # If the prev_elem is smaller than the current elem (so it's increasing)   
            # And if the longest subsequence from prev_elem would yield a better       
            # subsequence for curr_elem.                                               
            if ((sequence[prev_elem] < sequence[curr_elem]) and
                    (subsequence_length_through_prev >
                         longest_subsequence_ending_with[curr_elem])):

                # Set the candidate best subsequence at curr_elem to go through prev.    
                longest_subsequence_ending_with[curr_elem] = (subsequence_length_through_prev)
                backreference_for_subsequence_ending_with[curr_elem] = prev_elem
                # If the new end is the best, update the best.    

        if (longest_subsequence_ending_with[curr_elem] >
                longest_subsequence_ending_with[current_best_end]):
            current_best_end = curr_elem
            # Output the overall best by following the backreferences.  

    best_subsequence = []
    current_backreference = current_best_end

    while current_backreference is not None:
        best_subsequence.append(sequence[current_backreference])
        current_backreference = (backreference_for_subsequence_ending_with[current_backreference])

    best_subsequence.reverse()

    return best_subsequence                                                   

O(n log n)动态规划解

def find_smallest_elem_as_big_as(sequence, subsequence, elem):
    """Returns the index of the smallest element in subsequence as big as          
    sequence[elem].  sequence[elem] must not be larger than every element in       
    subsequence.  The elements in subsequence are indices in sequence.  Uses       
    binary search."""

    low = 0
    high = len(subsequence) - 1

    while high > low:
        mid = (high + low) / 2
        # If the current element is not as big as elem, throw out the low half of    
        # sequence.                                                                  
        if sequence[subsequence[mid]] < sequence[elem]:
            low = mid + 1
            # If the current element is as big as elem, throw out everything bigger, but 
        # keep the current element.                                                  
        else:
            high = mid

    return high


def optimized_dynamic_programming_solution(sequence):
    """Finds the longest increasing subsequence in sequence using dynamic          
    programming and binary search (per                                             
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_increasing_subsequence).  This solution   
    is O(n log n)."""

    # Both of these lists hold the indices of elements in sequence and not the        
    # elements themselves.                                                         
    # This list will always be sorted.                                             
    smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length = []

    # This array goes along with sequence (not                                     
    # smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length).  Following the corresponding element 
    # in this array repeatedly will generate the desired subsequence.              
    parent = [None for _ in sequence]

    for elem in range(len(sequence)):
        # We're iterating through sequence in order, so if elem is bigger than the   
        # end of longest current subsequence, we have a new longest increasing          
        # subsequence.                                                               
        if (len(smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length) == 0 or
                    sequence[elem] > sequence[smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[-1]]):
            # If we are adding the first element, it has no parent.  Otherwise, we        
            # need to update the parent to be the previous biggest element.            
            if len(smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length) > 0:
                parent[elem] = smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[-1]
            smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length.append(elem)
        else:
            # If we can't make a longer subsequence, we might be able to make a        
            # subsequence of equal size to one of our earlier subsequences with a         
            # smaller ending number (which makes it easier to find a later number that 
            # is increasing).                                                          
            # Thus, we look for the smallest element in                                
            # smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length that is at least as big as elem       
            # and replace it with elem.                                                
            # This preserves correctness because if there is a subsequence of length n 
            # that ends with a number smaller than elem, we could add elem on to the   
            # end of that subsequence to get a subsequence of length n+1.              
            location_to_replace = find_smallest_elem_as_big_as(sequence, smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length, elem)
            smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[location_to_replace] = elem
            # If we're replacing the first element, we don't need to update its parent 
            # because a subsequence of length 1 has no parent.  Otherwise, its parent  
            # is the subsequence one shorter, which we just added onto.                
            if location_to_replace != 0:
                parent[elem] = (smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[location_to_replace - 1])

    # Generate the longest increasing subsequence by backtracking through parent.  
    curr_parent = smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[-1]
    longest_increasing_subsequence = []

    while curr_parent is not None:
        longest_increasing_subsequence.append(sequence[curr_parent])
        curr_parent = parent[curr_parent]

    longest_increasing_subsequence.reverse()

    return longest_increasing_subsequence         

求最长递增子序列的O(NLog(N))方法 让我们维护一个数组，其中第i个元素是一个大小为i的子序列可以结束的最小的数字。

我故意避免进一步的细节，因为投票最多的答案已经解释了它，但这种技术最终导致使用set数据结构的整洁实现(至少在c++中)。

下面是c++中的实现(假设需要严格增加最长子序列的大小)

#include <bits/stdc++.h> // gcc supported header to include (almost) everything
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;

int main()
{
  ll n;
  cin >> n;
  ll arr[n];
  set<ll> S;

  for(ll i=0; i<n; i++)
  {
    cin >> arr[i];
    auto it = S.lower_bound(arr[i]);
    if(it != S.end())
      S.erase(it);
    S.insert(arr[i]);
  }

  cout << S.size() << endl; // Size of the set is the required answer

  return 0;
}