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In this paper we study the computational complexity of the game of Scrabble. We prove the PSPACE-completeness of a derandomized model of the game, answering an open question of Erik Demaine and Robert Hearn.

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2012-01-26 Michael Lampis , Valia Mitsou , Karolina Sołtys

This article presents a general solution to the problem of computational complexity. First, it gives a historical introduction to the problem since the revival of the foundational problems of mathematics at the end of the 19th century.…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-12-25 Rami Zaidan

In this paper we study two problems related to the drawing of level graphs, that is, T-LEVEL PLANARITY and CLUSTERED-LEVEL PLANARITY. We show that both problems are NP-complete in the general case and that they become polynomial-time…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-06-26 Patrizio Angelini , Giordano Da Lozzo , Giuseppe Di Battista , Fabrizio Frati , Vincenzo Roselli

Exploring the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) in puzzle solving unveils critical insights into their potential and challenges in AI, marking a significant step towards understanding their applicability in complex reasoning…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-04 Panagiotis Giadikiaroglou , Maria Lymperaiou , Giorgos Filandrianos , Giorgos Stamou

We resolve an open question by determining matching (asymptotic) upper and lower bounds on the state complexity of the operation that sends a language L to (c(L*))*, where c() denotes complement.

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2012-03-27 Galina Jiraskova , Jeffrey Shallit

We show that the decision problem for the basic system of interpretability logic IL is PSPACE-complete. For this purpose we present an algorithm which uses polynomial space with respect to the complexity of a given formula. The existence of…

Logic · Mathematics 2018-04-09 Luka Mikec , Fedor Pakhomov , Mladen Vuković

We find an abundance of Cremer Julia sets of an arbitrarily high computational complexity.

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-10-08 Artem Dudko , Michael Yampolsky

We claim to resolve the P=?NP problem via a formal argument for P=NP.

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Selmer Bringsjord , Joshua Taylor

The success of Large Language Models (LLMs) in human-AI collaborative decision-making hinges on their ability to provide trustworthy, gradual, and tailored explanations. Solving complex puzzles, such as Sudoku, offers a canonical example of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Anirudh Maiya , Razan Alghamdi , Maria Leonor Pacheco , Ashutosh Trivedi , Fabio Somenzi

We prove that deciding whether a given input word contains as subsequence every possible permutation of integers $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ is coNP-complete. The coNP-completeness holds even when given the guarantee that the input word contains as…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2015-07-10 Przemysław Uznański

We give a forbidden pattern characterization for the class of generalized definite languages, show that the corresponding problem is NL-complete and can be solved in quadratic time. We also show that their syntactic complexity coincides…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2013-04-23 Szabolcs Ivan , Judit Nagy-Gyorgy

We survey the history as well as recent progress in the Yang problem concerning the existence of complete bounded complex submanifolds of the complex Euclidean spaces. We also point out some open questions on the topic.

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2022-12-19 Antonio Alarcon

Motivated by the remarkable interplay between (chordal) graphs and matrix algebra, we associate to each graph a so-called completion number that might encode some aspects of that interplay. We show that this number is not trivial, and we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 M. Bakonyi , T. Constantinescu

Various forms of sorting problems have been studied over the years. Recently, two kinds of sorting puzzle apps are popularized. In these puzzles, we are given a set of bins filled with colored units, balls or water, and some empty bins.…

We obtain a complete classification of complex-valued sequences which are both multiplicative and automatic.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-01-19 Jakub Konieczny , Mariusz Lemańczyk , Clemens Müllner

Computational complexity of the design problem for a network with a target value of Region-Based Component Decomposition Number (RBCDN) has been proven to be NP-complete.

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2010-12-13 Sujogya Banerjee , Shahrzad Shirazipourazad , Pavel Ghosh , Arunabha Sen

We establish fun parallels between coin-weighing puzzles and knights-and-knaves puzzles.

History and Overview · Mathematics 2018-01-08 Tanya Khovanova

A new syntactic characterization of problems complete via Turing reductions is presented. General canonical forms are developed in order to define such problems. One of these forms allows us to define complete problems on ordered…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2014-11-25 Vladimir Naidenko

We introduce the concept of quotient in PN spaces and give some examples. We prove some theorems with regard to the completeness of a quotient.

Probability · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Bernardo Lafuerza-Guillen , Donal O'Regan , Reza Saadati

This paper talk about that NP is not AL and P, P is not NC, NC is not NL, and NL is not L. The point about this paper is the depend relation of the problem that need other problem's result to compute it. I show the structure of depend…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2011-11-22 Koji Kobayashi