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In the study of random access machines (RAMs) it has been shown that the availability of an extra input integer, having no special properties other than being sufficiently large, is enough to reduce the computational complexity of some…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2013-05-27 Michael Brand

We call an $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}$ regainingly approximable if there exists a computable nondecreasing sequence $(a_n)_n$ of rational numbers converging to $\alpha$ with $\alpha - a_n < 2^{-n}$ for infinitely many $n \in \mathbb{N}$. We…

Logic · Mathematics 2026-02-11 Peter Hertling , Rupert Hölzl , Philip Janicki

In this paper we prove Chaitin's ``heuristic principle'', {\it the theorems of a finitely-specified theory cannot be significantly more complex than the theory itself}, for an appropriate measure of complexity. We show that the measure is…

Logic · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Cristian S. Calude , Helmut Juergensen

Explorable heap selection is the problem of selecting the $n$th smallest value in a binary heap. The key values can only be accessed by traversing through the underlying infinite binary tree, and the complexity of the algorithm is measured…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-09-12 Sander Borst , Daniel Dadush , Sophie Huiberts , Danish Kashaev

An important theorem in classical complexity theory is that LOGLOGSPACE=REG, i.e. that languages decidable with double-logarithmic space bound are regular. We consider a transfinite analogue of this theorem. To this end, we introduce…

Logic · Mathematics 2026-05-19 Merlin Carl

In 1983, Aldous proved that randomization can speedup local search. For example, it reduces the query complexity of local search over [1:n]^d from Theta (n^{d-1}) to O (d^{1/2}n^{d/2}). It remains open whether randomization helps…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Xi Chen , Shang-Hua Teng

Voltage peaks on a conventional computer's power lines allow for the well-known dangerous DPA attacks. We show that measurement of a quantum computer's transient state during a computational step reveals information about a complete…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2008-01-12 Hans-Rudolf Thomann

We study the problem of constructing simulations of a given randomized search algorithm \texttt{alg} with expected running time $O( \mathcal{O} \log \mathcal{O})$, where $\mathcal{O}$ is the optimal expected running time of any such…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-03-07 Stav Ashur , Sariel Har-Peled

Ohya and Volovich have proposed a new quantum computation model with chaotic amplification to solve the SAT problem, which went beyond usual quantum algorithm. In this paper, we generalize quantum Turing machine, and we show in this general…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Satoshi Iriyama , Masanori Ohya , Igor Volovich

Complementation and determinization are two fundamental notions in automata theory. The close relationship between the two has been well observed in the literature. In the case of nondeterministic finite automata on finite words (NFA),…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2012-10-10 Yang Cai , Ting Zhang

We present an oracle problem, which we call the Repeated Randomness problem, that a quantum algorithm can solve in one query, while any classical algorithm requires $\Omega(\log n)$ queries, where the oracle function has $2^n$ inputs. This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-17 Shelby Kimmel

We address the self-stabilizing exact majority problem in the population protocol model, introduced by Angluin, Aspnes, Diamadi, Fischer, and Peralta (2004). In this model, there are $n$ state machines, called agents, which form a network.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Haruki Kanaya , Ryota Eguchi , Taisho Sasada , Fukuhito Ooshita , Michiko Inoue

Slot and van Emde Boas' weak invariance thesis states that reasonable machines can simulate each other within a polynomially overhead in time. Is lambda-calculus a reasonable machine? Is there a way to measure the computational complexity…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2017-01-11 Beniamino Accattoli , Ugo Dal Lago

We study the optimal stopping of an American call option in a random time-horizon under exponential spectrally negative L\'evy models. The random time-horizon is modeled as the so-called Omega default clock in insurance, which is the first…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2018-08-10 Neofytos Rodosthenous , Hongzhong Zhang

The key point to prove the optimal $C^{1,\frac12}$ regularity of the thin obstacle problem is that the frequency at a point of the free boundary $x_0\in\Gamma(u)$, say $N^{x_0}(0^+,u)$, satisfies the lower bound $N^{x_0}(0^+,u)\ge\frac32$.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-07-25 Matteo Carducci

Polynomial-time quantum Turing machines are provably superior to their classical counterparts within a common space bound in $o(\log \log n)$. For $\Omega(\log \log n)$ space, the only known quantum advantage result has been the fact…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-01-26 A. C. Cem Say

Tseitin-formulas are systems of parity constraints whose structure is described by a graph. These formulas have been studied extensively in proof complexity as hard instances in many proof systems. In this paper, we prove that a class of…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2021-03-18 Alexis de Colnet , Stefan Mengel

For the computational model where only additions are allowed, the $\Omega(n^2\log n)$ lower bound on operations count with respect to image size $n\times n$ is obtained for two types of the discrete Radon transform implementations: the fast…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-01-04 Timur M. Khanipov

A real number $x$ is absolutely normal if, for every base $b\ge 2$, every two equally long strings of digits appear with equal asymptotic frequency in the base-$b$ expansion of $x$. This paper presents an explicit algorithm that generates…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-07-17 Jack H. Lutz , Elvira Mayordomo

Although the halting problem is undecidable, imperfect testers that fail on some instances are possible. Such instances are called hard for the tester. One variant of imperfect testers replies "I don't know" on hard instances, another…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2014-12-01 Antti Valmari