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On Unique Games with Negative Weights

Computational Complexity 2013-03-15 v4

Abstract

In this paper, the author defines Generalized Unique Game Problem (GUGP), where weights of the edges are allowed to be negative. Two special types of GUGP are illuminated, GUGP-NWA, where the weights of all edges are negative, and GUGP-PWT(ρ\rho), where the total weight of all edges are positive and the negative-positive ratio is at most ρ\rho. The author investigates the counterpart of the Unique Game Conjecture on GUGP-PWT(ρ\rho). The author shows that Unique Game Conjecture on GUGP-PWT(1) holds true, and Unique Game Conjecture on GUGP-PWT(1/2) holds true, if the 2-to-1 Conjecture holds true. The author poses an open problem whether Unique Game Conjecture holds true on GUGP-PWT(ρ\rho) with 0<ρ<10<\rho<1.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1102.5605,
  title  = {On Unique Games with Negative Weights},
  author = {Peng Cui},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.5605},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

7 pages, accepted by COCOA 2011

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