Why Sort-Merge Gives the Best Implementation of the Natural Join

T. H. Merrett. Why Sort-Merge Gives the Best Implementation of the Natural Join. SIGMOD Record, 13(2):39-51, 1983. [doi]

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  title = {Why Sort-Merge Gives the Best Implementation of the Natural Join},
  author = {T. H. Merrett},
  year = {1983},
  doi = {10.1145/984523.984526},
  url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/984523.984526},
  researchr = {https://researchr.org/publication/Merrett83%3A0},
  cites = {0},
  citedby = {0},
  journal = {SIGMOD Record},
  volume = {13},
  number = {2},
  pages = {39-51},
}