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We present a (full) derandomization of HSSW algorithm for 3-SAT, proposed by Hofmeister, Sch\"oning, Schuler, and Watanabe in [STACS'02]. Thereby, we obtain an O(1.3303^n)-time deterministic algorithm for 3-SAT, which is currently fastest.

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2011-02-21 Kazuhisa Makino , Suguru Tamaki , Masaki Yamamoto

When creating benchmarks for SAT solvers, we need SAT instances that are easy to build but hard to solve. A recent development in the search for such methods has led to the Balanced SAT algorithm, which can create k-SAT instances with m…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-03-11 Guillaume Escamocher , Barry O'Sullivan , Steven David Prestwich

This paper analyzes to what extent it is possible to efficiently reduce the number of clauses in NP-hard satisfiability problems, without changing the answer. Upper and lower bounds are established using the concept of kernelization.…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2019-07-01 Bart M. P. Jansen , Astrid Pieterse

A novel parallel algorithm for solving the classical Decision Boolean Satisfiability problem with clauses in conjunctive normal form is depicted. My approach for solving SAT is without using algebra or other computational search strategies…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-04-17 Carlos Barrón-Romero

In this paper we study the worst-case complexity of an inexact Augmented Lagrangian method for nonconvex constrained problems. Assuming that the penalty parameters are bounded, we prove a complexity bound of $\mathcal{O}(|\log(\epsilon)|)$…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-25 Geovani N. Grapiglia , Ya-xiang Yuan

The question of whether the complexity class P is equal to the complexity class NP has been a seemingly intractable problem for over 4 decades. It has been clear that if an algorithm existed that would solve the problems in the NP class in…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2015-06-04 Jason W. Steinmetz

Let F be a uniformly distributed random k-SAT formula with n variables and m clauses. We present a polynomial time algorithm that finds a satisfying assignment of F with high probability for constraint densities m/n<(1-eps_k)2^k\ln(k)/k,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-11-17 Amin Coja-Oghlan

We consider the algorithmic task of computing a maximal autarky for a clause-set F, i.e., a partial assignment which satisfies every clause of F it touches, and where this property is destroyed by adding any non-empty set of further…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2016-04-06 Oliver Kullmann , Joao Marques-Silva

Depth-3 circuit lower bounds and $k$-SAT algorithms are intimately related; the state-of-the-art $\Sigma^k_3$-circuit lower bound and the $k$-SAT algorithm are based on the same combinatorial theorem. In this paper we define a problem which…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Mohit Gurumukhani , Ramamohan Paturi , Pavel Pudlák , Michael Saks , Navid Talebanfard

We determine the complexity of several constraint satisfaction problems using the heuristic algorithm, WalkSAT. At large sizes N, the complexity increases exponentially with N in all cases. Perhaps surprisingly, out of all the models…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Marco Guidetti , A. P. Young

We reduce non-deterministic time $T \ge 2^n$ to a 3SAT instance $\phi$ of quasilinear size $|\phi| = T \cdot \log^{O(1)} T$ such that there is an explicit circuit $C$ that on input an index $i$ of $\log |\phi|$ bits outputs the $i$th…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2014-04-09 Hamid Jahanjou , Eric Miles , Emanuele Viola

The random $k$-SAT problem serves as a model that represents the 'typical' $k$-SAT instances. This model is thought to undergo a phase transition as the clause density changes, and it is believed that the random $k$-SAT problem is primarily…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-05-23 Andreas Basse-O'Connor , Mette Skjøtt

An algorithm for a particular problem may find some instances of the problem easier and others harder to solve, even for a fixed input size. We numerically analyse the relative hardness of MAX 2-SAT problem instances for various…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-24 Puya Mirkarimi , Adam Callison , Lewis Light , Nicholas Chancellor , Viv Kendon

(k,s)-SAT is the satisfiability problem restricted to instances where each clause has exactly k literals and every variable occurs at most s times. It is known that there exists a function f such that for s\leq f(k) all (k,s)-SAT instances…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Shlomo Hoory , Stefan Szeider

The standard proof of NP-Hardness of 3DM provides a power-$4$ reduction of 3SAT to 3DM. In this note, we provide a linear-time reduction. Under the exponential time hypothesis, this reduction improves the runtime lower bound from…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2020-03-03 Shrinu Kushagra

Dates and calendar periods (i.e., days, months, years) appear frequently in tasks involving analysis of software, data, and documents. Prior research has shown that computer logic involving dates and calendrical calculations is error-prone…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Leyi Cui , Shrey Tiwari , Rohan Padhye

Most recent MaxSAT algorithms rely on a succession of calls to a SAT solver in order to find an optimal solution. In particular, several algorithms take advantage of the ability of SAT solvers to identify unsatisfiable subformulas. Usually,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2015-05-12 Miguel Neves , Ruben Martins , Mikoláš Janota , Inês Lynce , Vasco Manquinho

Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) solving underpins a wide range of applications in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), particularly formal verification. However, this paper observes that the mainstream clause reduction heuristic in modern SAT…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-02-26 Yalun Cai , Xindi Zhang , Zhengyuan Shi , Mengxia Tao , Qiang Xu

In this paper we consider two above lower bound parameterizations of the Node Multiway Cut problem - above the maximum separating cut and above a natural LP-relaxation - and prove them to be fixed-parameter tractable. Our results imply…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2011-07-11 Marek Cygan , Marcin Pilipczuk , Michał Pilipczuk , Jakub Onufry Wojtaszczyk

A generalized 1-in-3SAT problem is defined and found to be in complexity class P when restricted to a certain subset of CNF expressions. In particular, 1-in-kSAT with no restrictions on the number of literals per clause can be decided in…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2017-07-04 Bernd R. Schuh