A simplified proof of the CSP Dichotomy Conjecture and XY-symmetric operations
Computational Complexity
2024-10-22 v2 Logic in Computer Science
Rings and Algebras
Abstract
We develop a new theory of strong subalgebras and linear congruences that are defined globally. Using this theory we provide a new proof of the correctness of Zhuk's algorithm for all tractable CSPs on a finite domain, and therefore a new simplified proof of the CSP Dichotomy Conjecture. Additionally, using the new theory we prove that composing a weak near-unanimity operation of an odd arity we can derive an -ary operation that is symmetric on all two-element sets. Thus, CSP over a constraint language on a finite domain is tractable if and only if there exist infinitely many polymorphisms of that are symmetric on all two-element sets.
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@article{arxiv.2404.01080,
title = {A simplified proof of the CSP Dichotomy Conjecture and XY-symmetric operations},
author = {Dmitriy Zhuk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.01080},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
A few misprints were fixed and acknowledgements were added