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On one-way functions and the average time complexity of almost-optimal compression

Computational Complexity 2025-01-24 v2

Abstract

We show that one-way functions exist if and only if there exists an efficient distribution relative to which almost-optimal compression is hard on average. The result is obtained by combining a theorem of Ilango, Ren, and Santhanam and one by Bauwens and Zimand.

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@article{arxiv.2412.03392,
  title  = {On one-way functions and the average time complexity of almost-optimal compression},
  author = {Marius Zimand},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.03392},
  year   = {2025}
}

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R2 v1 2026-06-28T20:23:03.712Z