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MaxSAT, the optimization version of the well-known SAT problem, has attracted a lot of research interest in the last decade. Motivated by the many important applications and inspired by the success of modern SAT solvers, researchers have…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-07-14 Javier Larrosa , Emma Rollon

In the Planar 3-SAT problem, we are given a 3-SAT formula together with its incidence graph, which is planar, and are asked whether this formula is satisfiable. Since Lichtenstein's proof that this problem is NP-complete, it has been used…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Alexander Pilz

Learning-augmented algorithms are a prominent recent development in beyond worst-case analysis. In this framework, a problem instance is provided with a prediction (``advice'') from a machine-learning oracle, which provides partial…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Idan Attias , Xing Gao , Lev Reyzin

The algorithm checks the propositional formulas for patterns of unsatisfiability.

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Sergey Gubin

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

This PhD thesis summarizes research works on the design of exact algorithms that provide a worst-case (time or space) guarantee for NP-hard scheduling problems. Both theoretical and practical aspects are considered with three main results…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2017-12-07 Lei Shang

This paper shows effectiveness of X3SAT in proving P = NP. This is due to the fact that it is easy to check unsatisfiability of a particular truth assignment. A truth assignment leads to some reductions of clauses by means of "exactly-1…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2020-04-08 Latif Salum

Propositional satisfiability (SAT) is one of the most fundamental problems in computer science. The worst-case hardness of SAT lies at the core of computational complexity theory. The average-case analysis of SAT has triggered the…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-05-03 Tobias Friedrich , Anton Krohmer , Ralf Rothenberger , Thomas Sauerwald , Andrew M. Sutton

Recoverable robust optimization is a popular multi-stage approach, in which it is possible to adjust a first-stage solution after the uncertain cost scenario is revealed. We consider recoverable robust optimization in combination with…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-11-28 Christoph Grüne , Lasse Wulf

We present an extremely simple polynomial-space exponential-time $(1-\varepsilon)$-approximation algorithm for MAX-k-SAT that is (slightly) faster than the previous known polynomial-space $(1-\varepsilon)$-approximation algorithms by Hirsch…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-22 Harry Buhrman , Sevag Gharibian , Zeph Landau , François Le Gall , Norbert Schuch , Suguru Tamaki

Finding a low-weight multiple (LWPM) of a given polynomial is very useful in the cryptanalysis of stream ciphers and arithmetic in finite fields. There is no known deterministic polynomial time complexity algorithm for solving this problem,…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-10-15 Ferucio Laurenţiu Ţiplea , Simona-Maria Lăzărescu

Constraint Programming (CP) solvers typically tackle optimization problems by repeatedly finding solutions to a problem while placing tighter and tighter bounds on the solution cost. This approach is somewhat naive, especially for…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2015-08-26 Nicholas Downing , Thibaut Feydy , Peter J. Stuckey

Satisfiability of boolean formulae (SAT) has been a topic of research in logic and computer science for a long time. In this paper we are interested in understanding the structure of satisfiable and unsatisfiable sentences. In previous work…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-05-25 Vaibhav Karve , Anil N. Hirani

Satisfiability problem (SAT) is a cornerstone of computational complexity with broad industrial applications, and it remains challenging to optimize modern SAT solvers in real-world settings due to their intricate architectures. While…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-07-31 Yiwen Sun , Furong Ye , Zhihan Chen , Ke Wei , Shaowei Cai

We consider the problem of solving floating-point constraints obtained from software verification. We present UppSAT --- a new implementation of a systematic approximation refinement framework [ZWR17] as an abstract SMT solver. Provided…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2017-12-12 Aleksandar Zeljic , Peter Backeman , Christoph M. Wintersteiger , Philipp Ruemmer

Given a complete graph with $n$ vertices and non-negative edge weights, where $n$ is divisible by 3, the maximum weight 3-path packing problem is to find a set of $n/3$ vertex-disjoint 3-paths such that the total weight of the 3-paths in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-17 Jingyang Zhao , Mingyu Xiao

The problem of estimating the proportion of satisfiable instances of a given CSP (constraint satisfaction problem) can be tackled through weighting. It consists in putting onto each solution a non-negative real value based on its…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2015-03-17 Yacine Boufkhad , Thomas Hugel

A new quantum algorithm is proposed to solve Satisfiability(SAT) problems by taking advantage of non-unitary transformation in ground state quantum computer. The energy gap scale of the ground state quantum computer is analyzed for 3-bit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Wenjin Mao

This paper shows that P = NP = PSPACE. It also tackles Graph Isomorphism.

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2022-12-13 Latif Salum

We consider the random $k$-SAT problem with $n$ variables, $m=m(n)$ clauses, and clause density $\alpha=\lim_{n\to\infty}m/n$ for $k=2,3$. It is known that if $\alpha$ is small enough, then the random $k$-SAT problem admits a solution with…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-04-17 Andreas Basse-O'Connor , Tobias Lindhardt Overgaard , Mette Skjøtt