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Group Theory · Mathematics 2021-07-15 Derek Holt , Sarah Rees

We examine possibility to design an efficient solving algorithm for problems of the class \np. It is introduced a classification of \np problems by the property that a partial solution of size $k$ can be extended into a partial solution of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Anatoly D. Plotnikov

It is well known that solving a (non-convex) quadratic program is NP-hard. We show that the problem remains hard even if we are only looking for a Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) point, instead of a global optimum. Namely, we prove that computing…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-07-30 John Fearnley , Paul W. Goldberg , Alexandros Hollender , Rahul Savani

We present a new algorithm to solve the conjugacy problem in Artin braid groups, which is faster than the one presented by Birman, Ko and Lee. This algorithm can be applied not only to braid groups, but to all Garside groups (which include…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Nuno Franco , Juan Gonzalez-Meneses

We analyze the question of deciding whether a quadratic or a hyperbolic 0-1 programming instance has a unique optimal solution. Both uniqueness questions are known to be NP-hard, but are unlikely to be contained in the class NP. We…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-12-04 Vladimir G. Deineko , Bettina Klinz , Gerhard J. Woeginger

We show that it is undecidable whether a system of linear equations over the Laurent polynomial ring $\mathbb{Z}[X^{\pm}]$ admit solutions where a specified subset of variables take value in the set of monomials $\{X^z \mid z \in…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2024-09-09 Ruiwen Dong

We study a class of combinatorial scheduling problems characterized by a particular type of constraint often associated with electrical power or gas energy. This constraint appears in several practical applications and is expressed as a sum…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-27 Trung Thanh Nguyen , Khaled Elbassioni , Areg Karapetyan , Majid Khonji

The complexity class NP of decision problems that can be solved nondeterministically in polynomial time is of great theoretical and practical importance where the notion of polynomial-time reductions between NP-problems is a key concept for…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2022-12-23 Hans-Jörg Kreowski , Sabine Kuske , Aaron Lye , Aljoscha Windhorst

In this paper we explore fundamental concepts in computational complexity theory and the boundaries of algorithmic decidability. We examine the relationship between complexity classes \textbf{P} and \textbf{NP}, where $L \in \textbf{P}$…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Duaa Abdullah , Jasem Hamoud

In this paper, an exact algorithm in polynomial time is developed to solve unrestricted binary quadratic programs. The computational complexity is $O\left( n^{\frac{15}{2}}\right) $, although very conservative, it is sufficient to prove…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-02-02 Juan Ignacio Mulero-Martínez

The complexity class DP is the class of all languages that are the intersection of a language in NP and a language in coNP. It was conjectured that recognizing a facet for the knapsack polytope is DP-complete. We provide a positive answer…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-21 Rui Chen , Haoran Zhu

We consider the conjugacy problem for the automorphism groups of a number of countable homogeneous structures. In each case we find the precise complexity of the conjugacy relation in the sense of Borel reducibility.

Logic · Mathematics 2019-08-16 Samuel Coskey , Paul Ellis

We investigate the computational complexity of various decision problems related to conjugacy in finite inverse semigroups. We describe polynomial-time algorithms for checking if two elements in such a semigroup are ~p conjugate and whether…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-11-26 Trevor Jack

We investigate the descriptive set-theoretic complexity of the solvability of a Borel family of linear equations over a finite field. Answering a question of Thornton, we show that this problem is already hard, namely $\Sigma^1_2$-complete.…

Logic · Mathematics 2025-01-13 Jan Grebík , Zoltán Vidnyánszky

Let $B$ and $C$ be square complex matrices. The differential equation \begin{equation*} x''(t)+Bx'(t)+Cx(t)=f(t) \end{equation*} is considered. A solvent is a matrix solution $X$ of the equation $X^2+BX+C=\mathbf0$. A pair of solvents $X$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-05-14 V. G. Kurbatov , I. V. Kurbatova

We evaluate one-dimensional representations of quantum symmetric conjugacy classes of classical matrix groups along with their quantum stabilizer subgroups.

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2024-01-17 Dakhilallah Algethami , Andrey Mudrov

This is the latest in a series of articles aimed at exploring the relationship between the complexity classes of P and NP. In the previous papers, we have proved that the sat CNF problem is polynomially reduced to the problem of finding a…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Stepan G. Margaryan

We study the autonomous systems of quadratic differential equations of the form $\dot{x}_i(t)=\mathbf{x}(t)^T \mathbf{A}_i \mathbf{x}(t) + \mathbf{v}_i^T \mathbf{x}(t)$ with $\mathbf{x}(t) = (x_1(t),x_2(t),\dots,x_i(t),\dots)$ which, in…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2023-11-22 Ádám Bácsi , Albert Tihamér Kocsis

We study the Identity Problem, the problem of determining if a finitely generated semigroup of matrices contains the identity matrix; see Problem 3 (Chapter 10.3) in ``Unsolved Problems in Mathematical Systems and Control Theory'' by…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-09-19 Paul C. Bell , Reino Niskanen , Igor Potapov , Pavel Semukhin

We consider the equation $P(Q(x_1,\ldots,x_\nu))=Q(P(x_1),\ldots,P(x_\nu))$ in polynomials over the field of complex numbers and prove that if ${\rm deg}(P)>1$, then it is only solvable in polynomials that are affinely conjugate to…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-12-17 Arseny Mingajev