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Sensitivity versus block sensitivity of Boolean functions

Computational Complexity 2010-12-09 v2

Abstract

Determining the maximal separation between sensitivity and block sensitivity of Boolean functions is of interest for computational complexity theory. We construct a sequence of Boolean functions with bs(f) = 1/2 s(f)^2 + 1/2 s(f). The best known separation previously was bs(f) = 1/2 s(f)^2 due to Rubinstein. We also report results of computer search for functions with at most 12 variables.

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@article{arxiv.1008.0521,
  title  = {Sensitivity versus block sensitivity of Boolean functions},
  author = {Madars Virza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.0521},
  year   = {2010}
}

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5 pages, no figures

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