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We introduce novel methods for encoding acyclicity and s-t-reachability constraints for propositional formulas with underlying directed graphs. They are based on vertex elimination graphs, which makes them suitable for cases where the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-05-28 Masood Feyzbakhsh Rankooh , Jussi Rintanen

The problem of identifying a planted assignment given a random $k$-SAT formula consistent with the assignment exhibits a large algorithmic gap: while the planted solution becomes unique and can be identified given a formula with $O(n\log…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-03-07 Vitaly Feldman , Will Perkins , Santosh Vempala

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

The XOR-satisfiability (XORSAT) problem requires finding an assignment of $n$ Boolean variables that satisfy $m$ exclusive OR (XOR) clauses, whereby each clause constrains a subset of the variables. We consider random XORSAT instances,…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2015-09-10 Morteza Ibrahimi , Yash Kanoria , Matt Kraning , Andrea Montanari

We show that the CNF satisfiability problem (SAT) can be solved in time $O^*(1.1199^{(d-2)n})$, where $d$ is either the maximum number of occurrences of any variable or the average number of occurrences of all variables if no variable…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-11-13 Sanjay Jain , Tzeh Yuan Neoh , Frank Stephan

Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) problems are expressed as mathematical formulas. This paper presents a matrix representation for these SAT problems. It shows how to use this matrix representation to get the full set of valid satisfying…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Paul W. Homer

In this paper we propose the approach for constructing partitionings of hard variants of the Boolean satisfiability problem (SAT). Such partitionings can be used for solving corresponding SAT instances in parallel. For the same SAT instance…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2015-10-23 Alexander Semenov , Oleg Zaikin

Max#SAT is an important problem with multiple applications in security and program synthesis that is proven hard to solve. It is defined as: given a parameterized quantifier-free propositional formula compute parameters such that the number…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-02-07 Thomas Vigouroux , Cristian Ene , David Monniaux , Laurent Mounier , Marie-Laure Potet

We introduce the problem of finding a satisfying assignment to a CNF formula that must further belong to a prescribed input subspace. Equivalent formulations of the problem include finding a point outside a union of subspaces (the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-08-16 Vikraman Arvind , Venkatesan Guruswami

We study techniques for solving the Maximum Satisfiability problem (MaxSAT). Our focus is on variables of degree 4. We identify cases for degree-4 variables and show how the resolution principle and the kernelization techniques can be…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-03-11 Jianer Chen , Chao Xu

We present DeepSAT, a novel end-to-end learning framework for the Boolean satisfiability (SAT) problem. Unlike existing solutions trained on random SAT instances with relatively weak supervision, we propose applying the knowledge of the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-01-23 Min Li , Zhengyuan Shi , Qiuxia Lai , Sadaf Khan , Shaowei Cai , Qiang Xu

A Pseudo-Boolean (PB) constraint is a linear inequality constraint over Boolean literals. One of the popular, efficient ideas used to solve PB-problems (a set of PB-constraints) is to translate them to SAT instances (encodings) via, for…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-05-09 Michał Karpiński , Marek Piotrów

In the Max $r$-SAT problem, the input is a CNF formula with $n$ variables where each clause is a disjunction of at most $r$ literals. The objective is to compute an assignment which satisfies as many of the clauses as possible. While there…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-07-06 Arindam Biswas , Venkatesh Raman

How to implement quantum oracle with limited resources raises concerns these days. We design two ancilla-adjustable and efficient algorithms to synthesize SAT-oracle, the key component in solving SAT problems. The previous work takes 2m-1…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-10 Shuai Yang , Wei Zi , Bujiao Wu , Cheng Guo , Jialin Zhang , Xiaoming Sun

In the article, within the framework of the Boolean Satisfiability problem (SAT), the problem of estimating the hardness of specific Boolean formulas w.r.t. a specific complete SAT solving algorithm is considered. Based on the well-known…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Daniil Chivilikhin , Artem Pavlenko , Alexander Semenov

We investigate geometrical properties of the random K-satisfiability problem using the notion of x-satisfiability: a formula is x-satisfiable if there exist two SAT assignments differing in Nx variables. We show the existence of a sharp…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2008-03-20 Hervé Daudé , Marc Mezard , Thierry Mora , Riccardo Zecchina

Nature-inspired computation is receiving increasing attention. Various Ising machine implementations have recently been proven to be effective in solving numerous combinatorial optimization problems including maximum cut, low density parity…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Ahmet Yusuf Salim , Bart Selman , Henry Kautz , Zeljko Ignjatovic , Selçuk Köse

We present a novel application of the Kramers-Wannier duality on one of the most important problems of computer science, the Boolean satisfiability problem (SAT). More specifically, we focus on sharp-SAT or equivalently #SAT - the problem…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-10-10 Joe Mitchell , Benjamin Hsu , Victor Galitski

I describe one quantum approach to solving 3-satisfiability (3-SAT), the well known problem in computer science. The approach is based on repeatedly measuring the truth value of the clauses forming the 3-SAT proposition using a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-09-03 Simon Benjamin

In 2006, Biere, Jussila, and Sinz made the key observation that the underlying logic behind algorithms for constructing Reduced, Ordered Binary Decision Diagrams (BDDs) can be encoded as steps in a proof in the extended resolution logical…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-03-29 Randal E. Bryant , Marijn J. H. Heule