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Partly on the basis of heuristic arguments from physics it has been suggested that the performance of certain types of algorithms on random $k$-SAT formulas is linked to phase transitions that affect the geometry of the set of satisfying…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-11-17 Amin Coja-Oghlan , Amir Haqshenas , Samuel Hetterich

Let F be a uniformly distributed random k-SAT formula with n variables and m clauses. We prove that the Walksat algorithm from Papadimitriou (FOCS 1991)/Schoning (FOCS 1999) finds a satisfying assignment of F in polynomial time w.h.p. if…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-11-17 Amin Coja-Oghlan , Alan Frieze

In this short paper we present a survey of some results concerning the random SAT problems. To elaborate, the Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) Problem refers to the problem of determining whether a given set of $m$ Boolean constraints over $n$…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-11-07 Andreas Basse-O'Connor , Tobias Lindhardt Overgaard , Mette Skjøtt

Regular signed SAT is a variant of the well-known satisfiability problem in which the variables can take values in a fixed set V \subset [0,1], and the `literals' have the form "x \le a" or "x \ge a". We answer some open question regarding…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2011-12-08 Christian Laus , Dirk Oliver Theis

We study a class of random 3-SAT instances having exactly one solution. The properties of this ensemble considerably differ from those of a random 3-SAT ensemble. It is numerically shown that the running time of several complete and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Marko Znidaric

The rigorous theoretical analyses of algorithms for #SAT have been proposed in the literature. As we know, previous algorithms for solving #SAT have been analyzed only regarding the number of variables as the parameter. However, the time…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2010-06-09 Junping Zhou , Minghao Yin , Chunguang Zhou

We prove that a random 3-SAT instance with clause-to-variable density less than 3.52 is satisfiable with high probability. The proof comes through an algorithm which selects (and sets) a variable depending on its degree and that of its…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi , Gregory B. Sorkin

In an influential article Papadimitriou [FOCS 1991] proved that a local search algorithm called WalkSAT finds a satisfying assignment of a satisfiable 2-CNF with $n$ variables in $O(n^2)$ expected time. Variants of the WalkSAT algorithm…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-04-14 Petra Berenbrink , Amin Coja-Oghlan , Colin Cooper , Thorsten Götte , Lukas Hintze , Pavel Zakharov

To test incomplete search algorithms for constraint satisfaction problems such as 3-SAT, we need a source of hard, but satisfiable, benchmark instances. A simple way to do this is to choose a random truth assignment A, and then choose…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2011-11-09 Haixia Jia , Cristopher Moore , Doug Strain

We present the current fastest deterministic algorithm for $k$-SAT, improving the upper bound $(2-2/k)^{n + o(n)}$ dues to Moser and Scheder [STOC'11]. The algorithm combines a branching algorithm with the derandomized local search, whose…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-03-19 S. Cliff Liu

We study random instances of the weighted $d$-CNF satisfiability problem (WEIGHTED $d$-SAT), a generic W[1]-complete problem. A random instance of the problem consists of a fixed parameter $k$ and a random $d$-CNF formula $\weicnf{n}{p}{k,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2008-12-18 Yong Gao

A quantum machine consisting of interacting linear clusters of atoms is proposed for the 3SAT problem. Each cluster with two relevant states of collective motion can be used to register a Boolean variable. Given any 3SAT Boolean formula the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-02-03 Haiqing Wei , Xin Xue

The Random K-Satisfiability Problem, consisting in verifying the existence of an assignment of N Boolean variables that satisfy a set of M=alpha N random logical clauses containing K variables each, is studied using the replica symmetric…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-10-28 R. Monasson , R. Zecchina

We introduce an inhomogeneous variant of random 2-SAT. Each variable $v_1,\ldots,v_n$ is assigned a type from a state space $\Lambda$, independently at random. Clause inclusion is governed by a symmetric measurable kernel $W$ on $(\Lambda…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-11-18 Jan Hladký , Petr Savický

SARRIGUREN, a new complete algorithm for SAT based on counting clauses (which is valid also for Unique-SAT and #SAT) is described, analyzed and tested. Although existing complete algorithms for SAT perform slower with clauses with many…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Alfredo Goñi Sarriguren

Article describes a class of efficient algorithms for 3SAT and their generalizations on SAT.

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2008-07-15 Sergey Gubin

We show that a randomly chosen 3-CNF formula over n variables with clauses-to-variables ratio at least 4.4898 is, as n grows large, asymptotically almost surely unsatisfiable. The previous best such bound, due to Dubois in 1999, was 4.506.…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2008-07-24 J. Diaz , L. Kirousis , D. Mitsche , X. Perez-Gimenez

Optimization problems such as the NP-complete 3-SAT provide an important benchmark for the difficult task of finding ground-states in strongly correlated many-body systems with rugged energy landscapes. The study of random 3-SAT problems as…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-05-21 J. Schwardt , J. C. Budich

We introduce the idea of an understanding with respect to a set of clauses as a satisfying truth assignment explained by the contexts of the literals in the clauses. Following this idea, we present a mechanical process that obtains, if it…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2016-09-19 Alejandro Sanchez Guinea

The problem of P vs. NP is very serious, and solutions to the problem can help save lives. This article is an attempt at solving the problem using a computer algorithm. It is presented in a fashion that will hopefully allow for easy…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Matt Groff