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We study the problem of minimizing a nonnegative separable concave function over a compact feasible set. We approximate this problem to within a factor of 1+epsilon by a piecewise-linear minimization problem over the same feasible set. Our…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-01-17 Thomas L. Magnanti , Dan Stratila

We report progress on the \NL vs \UL problem. [-] We show unconditionally that the complexity class $\ReachFewL\subseteq\UL$. This improves on the earlier known upper bound $\ReachFewL \subseteq \FewL$. [-] We investigate the complexity of…

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In this paper, we propose reachability analysis using constrained polynomial logical zonotopes. We perform reachability analysis to compute the set of states that could be reached. To do this, we utilize a recently introduced set…

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In various areas of computer science, the problem of dealing with a set of constraints arises. If the set of constraints is unsatisfiable, one may ask for a minimal description of the reason for this unsatisifi- ability. Minimal…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-06-13 Jaroslav Bendik , Nikola Benes , Ivana Cerna , Jiri Barnat

Dedicated treatment of symmetries in satisfiability problems (SAT) is indispensable for solving various classes of instances arising in practice. However, the exploitation of symmetries usually takes a black box approach. Typically,…

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The goal of this paper is to get truly subcubic algorithms for Min-Plus product for less structured inputs than what was previously known, and to apply them to versions of All-Pairs Shortest Paths (APSP) and other problems. The results are…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-10-14 Virginia Vassilevska Williams , Yinzhan Xu

Sum-of-squares (SOS) optimization provides a computationally tractable framework for certifying polynomial nonnegativity. If the considered problem is convex, the SOS problem can be transcribed into and solved by semi-definite programs.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Jan Olucak , Torbjørn Cunis

We present realizability and realization logic, two program logics that jointly address the problem of finding solutions in semantics-guided synthesis. What is new is that we proceed eagerly and not only analyze a single candidate program…

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Reachability analysis plays a central role in low-thrust spacecraft trajectory optimization by identifying which target states can be achieved under constraints on time, thrust, and propellant. Classical approaches construct reachable sets…

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The realizability problem is a well-known problem in the analysis of complex systems, which can be modeled as an infinite-dimensional moment problem. More precisely, as a truncated $K-$moment problem where $K$ is the space of all possible…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-05-18 Raúl E. Curto , Maria Infusino

Solution discovery asks whether a given (infeasible) starting configuration to a problem can be transformed into a feasible solution using a limited number of transformation steps. This paper investigates meta-theorems for solution…

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Conic programming has well-documented merits in a gamut of signal processing and machine learning tasks. This contribution revisits a recently developed first-order conic descent (CD) solver, and advances it in three aspects: intuition,…

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The Boolean Satisfiability Problem is perhaps one of the most well-known problems in theoretical computer science. On the one hand, it is proven to be NP-complete, which means that it is generally considered hard to solve. On the other…

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Executing quantum circuits on currently available quantum computers requires compiling them to a representation that conforms to all restrictions imposed by the targeted architecture. Due to the limited connectivity of the devices' physical…

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In this paper, we take an in-depth look at the complexity of a hitherto unexplored Multiobjective Spanner (MSp) problem. The MSp is a multiobjective generalization of the well-studied Minimum t-Spanner problem. This multiobjective approach…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2022-06-20 Fritz Bökler , Henning Jasper

Learning-based approaches for controlling safety-critical systems are rapidly growing in popularity; thus, it is important to assure their performance and safety. Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) reachability analysis is a popular formal verification…

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Given a collection S of subsets of some set U, and M a subset of U, the set cover problem is to find the smallest subcollection C of S such that M is a subset of the union of the sets in C. While the general problem is NP-hard to solve,…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Kenneth L. Clarkson , Kasturi Varadarajan

In various areas of computer science, we deal with a set of constraints to be satisfied. If the constraints cannot be satisfied simultaneously, it is desirable to identify the core problems among them. Such cores are called minimal…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-05-09 Jaroslav Bendik , Ivana Cerna , Nikola Benes

This paper proves the NP-completeness of the reachability problem for the class of flat counter machines with difference bounds and, more generally, octagonal relations, labeling the transitions on the loops. The proof is based on the fact…

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