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Boolean constant degree functions on the slice are juntas

Combinatorics 2018-01-23 v2 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

We show that a Boolean degree dd function on the slice ([n]k)={(x1,,xn){0,1}:i=1nxi=k}\binom{[n]}{k} = \{ (x_1,\ldots,x_n) \in \{0,1\} : \sum_{i=1}^n x_i = k \} is a junta, assuming that k,nkk,n-k are large enough. This generalizes a classical result of Nisan and Szegedy on the hypercube. Moreover, we show that the maximum number of coordinates that a Boolean degree dd function can depend on is the same on the slice and the hypercube.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1801.06338,
  title  = {Boolean constant degree functions on the slice are juntas},
  author = {Yuval Filmus and Ferdinand Ihringer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.06338},
  year   = {2018}
}

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10 pages

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