diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/uni_marburg/powersort/sort/ASort.java b/app/src/main/java/de/uni_marburg/powersort/sort/ASort.java
index f93c57d..29579f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/uni_marburg/powersort/sort/ASort.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/uni_marburg/powersort/sort/ASort.java
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package de.uni_marburg.powersort.sort;
 
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.Stack;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class ASort {
 
     private static class Run {
-        int start, end;
-        int power;
+        int start, end, power;
 
         Run(int start, int end, int power) {
             this.start = start;
@@ -24,27 +23,21 @@ public class ASort {
         int n = array.length;
         if (n < 2) return;
 
-        Stack<Run> runs = new Stack<>();
+        Deque<Run> runs = new ArrayDeque<>();
         int i = 0;
 
         while (i < n) {
-            // Find the next run
             int j = extendRunRight(array, comparator, i, n);
-
-            // Compute the power of the run
             int power = calculatePower(runs, i, j);
 
-            // Merge runs if needed based on power comparison
-            while (!runs.isEmpty() && power <= runs.peek().power) {
+            while (!runs.isEmpty() && power <= runs.peekLast().power) {
                 mergeRuns(array, comparator, runs);
             }
 
-            // Push the current run
-            runs.push(new Run(i, j, power));
+            runs.addLast(new Run(i, j, power));
             i = j;
         }
 
-        // Merge remaining runs
         while (runs.size() > 1) {
             mergeRuns(array, comparator, runs);
         }
@@ -55,20 +48,16 @@ public class ASort {
 
         if (runEnd == end) return runEnd;
 
-        // Check for ascending or descending order
         if (comparator.compare(array[runEnd], array[start]) < 0) {
-            // Descending run
             while (runEnd < end && comparator.compare(array[runEnd], array[runEnd - 1]) < 0) {
                 runEnd++;
             }
             reverseRange(array, start, runEnd);
         } else {
-            // Ascending run
             while (runEnd < end && comparator.compare(array[runEnd], array[runEnd - 1]) >= 0) {
                 runEnd++;
             }
         }
-
         return runEnd;
     }
 
@@ -81,58 +70,56 @@ public class ASort {
         }
     }
 
-    private static int calculatePower(Stack<Run> runs, int currentStart, int currentEnd) {
-        if (runs.isEmpty()) {
-            return 0; // First run always has power 0
-        }
+    private static int calculatePower(Deque<Run> runs, int currentStart, int currentEnd) {
+        if (runs.isEmpty()) return 0;
 
-        Run topRun = runs.peek();
+        Run topRun = runs.peekLast();
         int size1 = topRun.end - topRun.start;
         int size2 = currentEnd - currentStart;
 
-        return Math.max(topRun.power, (int) (Math.log(size1 + size2) / Math.log(2))) + 1;
+        return Math.max(topRun.power, Integer.highestOneBit(size1 + size2)) + 1;
     }
 
-    private static <T> void mergeRuns(T[] array, Comparator<? super T> comparator, Stack<Run> runs) {
-        while (runs.size() > 1) {
-            Run run2 = runs.pop();
-            Run run1 = runs.pop();
+    private static <T> void mergeRuns(T[] array, Comparator<? super T> comparator, Deque<Run> runs) {
+        if (runs.size() < 2) return;
 
-            // Merge runs and recalculate power
-            merge(array, comparator, run1.start, run1.end, run2.end);
-            int newPower = Math.max(run1.power, run2.power) + 1;
+        Run run2 = runs.removeLast();
+        Run run1 = runs.removeLast();
 
-            runs.push(new Run(run1.start, run2.end, newPower));
-        }
+        merge(array, comparator, run1.start, run1.end, run2.end);
+        int newPower = Math.max(run1.power, run2.power) + 1;
+
+        runs.addLast(new Run(run1.start, run2.end, newPower));
     }
 
     private static <T> void merge(T[] array, Comparator<? super T> comparator, int lo, int mid, int hi) {
-        T[] left = java.util.Arrays.copyOfRange(array, lo, mid);
+        List<T> merged = Arrays.stream(array, lo, mid)
+                .sorted(comparator)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
         int i = 0, j = mid, k = lo;
 
-        while (i < left.length && j < hi) {
-            if (comparator.compare(left[i], array[j]) <= 0) {
-                array[k++] = left[i++];
-            } else {
-                array[k++] = array[j++];
-            }
+        while (i < merged.size() && j < hi) {
+            array[k++] = comparator.compare(merged.get(i), array[j]) <= 0 ? merged.get(i++) : array[j++];
         }
 
-        while (i < left.length) {
-            array[k++] = left[i++];
+        while (i < merged.size()) {
+            array[k++] = merged.get(i++);
         }
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         Integer[] array = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, -10, -9, -8, -7, -6};
         System.out.println("Before sorting:");
-        java.util.Arrays.stream(array).forEach(e -> System.out.print(e + " "));
+        Arrays.stream(array).forEach(e -> System.out.print(e + " "));
 
         sort(array, Integer::compareTo);
 
         System.out.println("\nAfter sorting:");
-        java.util.Arrays.stream(array).forEach(e -> System.out.print(e + " "));
+        Arrays.stream(array).forEach(e -> System.out.print(e + " "));
     }
 }
 
 
+
+