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Boolean functions with small spectral norm

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2010-04-02 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

Suppose that f is a boolean function from F_2^n to {0,1} with spectral norm (that is the sum of the absolute values of its Fourier coefficients) at most M. We show that f may be expressed as +/- 1 combination of at most 2^(2^(O(M^4))) indicator functions of subgroups of F_2^n.

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@article{arxiv.math/0605524,
  title  = {Boolean functions with small spectral norm},
  author = {Ben Green and Tom Sanders},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0605524},
  year   = {2010}
}

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17 pp. Updated references.