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Proofs, Circuits, and Communication

Computational Complexity 2022-02-21 v1

Abstract

We survey lower-bound results in complexity theory that have been obtained via newfound interconnections between propositional proof complexity, boolean circuit complexity, and query/communication complexity. We advocate for the theory of total search problems (TFNP) as a unifying language for these connections and discuss how this perspective suggests a whole programme for further research.

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@article{arxiv.2202.08909,
  title  = {Proofs, Circuits, and Communication},
  author = {Susanna F. de Rezende and Mika Göös and Robert Robere},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.08909},
  year   = {2022}
}
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