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Are there any problems in $\mathsf{BPP}$ that are known to be $\mathsf{RP}$-hard or $\mathsf{coRP}$-hard?

It's suspected that probabilistic complexity classes such as $\mathsf{RP}$ or $\mathsf{BPP}$ don't have complete problems. Of course, their promise counterparts have complete problems, but I am not ...
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would statistical randomness disprove P=NP

I saw a proof that claimed if the 3sat problem was statistically random which by definition means there are no patterns, then a deterministic turing machine could not possibly solve it more ...
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Proof that DFS order is P-complete

Suppose we are given an oriented graph G with a selected number of nodes s, where for each node some particular ordering of edges leading from it is specified. If we run a depth-first search algorithm ...
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What can we do with a generic oracle (as opposed to a random one)?

Let me first recall a few (lengthy but hopefully mostly standard) facts and definitions in order to motivate my question (feel free to skip down to the actual question): Standard definitions: A ...
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Crafting ${NP}^{\#P}$-complete problems

Some related posts: Is $coNP^{\#P}=NP^{\#P}=P^{\#P}$? $\mathsf{NP^{PP}}$ vs $\mathsf{P^{PP}}$ I needed a complete problem for the class ${NP}^{\#P}$ for a reduction to show the hardness of some other ...
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Assume `P != NP`, does it imply that one-way functions exist?

I define a function f to be one-way iff for any sufficiently large x computing f(x) bounded ...
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Deciding finiteness of regular language is NL-complete?

I've been reading the following Habilitation thesis where the author claims (pg. 29): ... First, deciding whether the language of an NFA is finite is in NL ... I'm having trouble seeing why this ...
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Relation between ACC^0 and DTIME

In a breakthrough Ryan Williams (STOC13/14) showed that $\mathsf{NEXP} \nsubseteq \text{non-uniform } \mathsf{ACC}^0$. How far can we potentially push this result? In other words, what is the largest $...
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Decidability of the complexity of decision problems

This might be a question that is related to some of the existent questions on the topic in the title, but I still find some answers either not full, or the topic still slightly different (maybe due to ...
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Computational complexity of finding the $n$th Dedekind Number

Recently, two independent groups of researchers exactly calculated the $9$th Dedekind Number (see e.g. Quanta). The $n$th Dedekind Number counts the number of antichains consisting of subsets of $\{1,...
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Complexity of analytic functions and integrals

There exist polynomial - time computable functions, log - space computable functions, and NC - functions. Given this: To which class do analytic elementary functions, including trigonometric ones, ...
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Do fast satisfiability algorithms imply fast algorithms for parity SAT?

$\oplus$SAT is the problem of deciding if the number of satisfying assignments to a CNF formula is odd (and is the standard complete problem for the class $\oplus$P, or Parity-P). Suppose we have a ...
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What complexity class is characterized by having PSPACE verifiers?

Inspired by the 2 definitions (theorems) I am aware of, that are as follows. A language L belongs to QMA if there exists a BQP verifier V. A language L belongs to NP if there exists a P verifier V. ...
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Is there a well-defined notion of an “R/poly” complexity class?

This would be the complexity class of all problems that are decidable in finite time with a polynomial length advice string that can be arbitrarily hard to compute. But potentially undecidable without ...
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How "Algebrization" is "A New Barrier in Complexity Theory"?

Being an enthusiast in computational complexity theory, I recently came across with this wonderful work Algebrization: A New Barrier in Complexity Theory. My question is about Theorem 5.3 in it (pp. ...
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Structural Complexity Theory References

I'm a PhD student in mathematics (mostly studying algebraic geometry), but I've always been interested in computational complexity theory. As an undergraduate, I completed an independent reading ...
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Relationships between Descriptive Complexity and Average Case Complexity

Descriptive complexity gives one a logic or at least a logic to express languages in a complexity class. The PH can be defined as the union of all classes that can be expressed in Second order logic. ...
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Which 1-player games are EXPTIME-complete? Also, are there any known games that are EXPSPACE-complete?

I noticed a lot of 1-player games have been shown to be NP-Hard, like Pac-Man, The World's Hardest Game, Tetris, etc. For PSPACE-Complete, I noticed that Wikipedia listed these 1-player games: It is ...
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Reducing the amount of alternations without exponentially increasing the runtime?

Let $\mathsf{AltTime}(g(n), f(n))$ denote the class of languages that are solvable by an alternating machine using $f(n)$ time and $g(n)$ alternations. Is there anything known about the following ...
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Are there any examples of problems in ZPP not yet in P?

Is there a problem of which we can prove that it is in ZPP but we don’t yet know whether it’s in P or not?
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Complexity of permanent verification

Consider the problem of permanent verification: $\bullet \ $ Given a $n\times n$ matrix $A$ with entries in $\{0,1\}$, and given $k\ge 0$, does $Per(A)=k$? Question: Is it known to be NP-hard? Should ...
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What the relation between the classes SC and NC?

What the relation between the classes SC (Scott's class) and NC? (Nick's class). Is SC contained in NC? Is NC contained in SC?
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How do we show directly coNP is in MIP?

I know one can show that by $\mathsf{coNP}\subseteq\mathsf{NEXP}=\mathsf{MIP}$. But here I would like to start with a $\mathsf{coNP}$-complete problem and show there is a two-prover one-round ...
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Explanation of Complexity class $S_2^P$?

I am trying to understand the complexity class $S_2^P$ defined as (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S2P_(complexity)). A language L is in $S_2^P$ if there exists a polynomial-time predicate $P$ such that:...
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Why is the "balanced vs constant function" problem not a proof that P ≠ BPP?

Recently, I came across the problem of figuring out whether a given binary function $f(x)$ is constant (0 for all values of $x$ or 1 for all values of $x$) or balanced (0 for half of values and 1 for ...
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Baker–Gill–Solovay Theorem: why $2^n/10$ steps?

Context I'm teaching an introductory complexity theory course right now and although I work in adjacent areas, I'm not an expert on complexity theory myself, so I'm still in the process of working ...
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Complexity class of optimization problems whose fractional relaxation is polynomial-time solvable

It is known that the problem of integer linear programming is NP-hard, but its fractional relaxation can be solved in polynomial time. The concept of fractional relaxation can be applied to any ...
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Perm and Det mod $2^k$ - II

Given a $0/1$ square matrix, the permanent and determinant modulo $2^k$ is in $\oplus P$ and $\oplus L$ respectively for any fixed $k$. In fact both are in $\oplus L$ (in fact in $\oplus SPACE(k^2\log ...
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Variants of complexity classes that allow "adversarial inputs"?

Wikipedia defines BPP as follows: Alternatively, BPP can be defined using only deterministic Turing machines. A language L is in BPP if and only if there exists a polynomial p and deterministic ...
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Complexity of computation of ANF-form (Zhegalkin polynomial)

Let $f: \mathbb{F}_2^n \to \mathbb{F}_2$ be a boolean function. Consider $f$ as a multilinear polynomial over $\mathbb{F}_2$ (algebraic normal form or Zhegalkin polynomial). How hard is to define the ...
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Consequences of $P^{NP[o(n)]} = P^{NP}$

I am wondering what the consequences of $\text{P}^{\text{NP}[o(n)]} = \text{P}^{\text{NP}}$ are. Does this imply the collapse of the polynomial hierarchy or contradict something like $\text{ETH}$? I ...
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Tape reduction, tape compression and time compression

In our lecture we have the following relationships: I have problems to understand these abstract classes. First of all, our Turingmachines are defined as $1$ input tape and $k$ working tapes. DSPACE(...
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$\mathsf{coNP}^{\mathsf{\#P}}$ and $\mathsf{coNP}^{\mathsf{\#P}^\mathsf{\#P}}$

I was reading a paper that demonstrates that deciding whether a loop-free program is $\varepsilon$-differentially private is $\mathsf{coNP}^{\mathsf{\#P}}$-complete. What are some other problems that ...
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On the use of Turing machines for computational complexity

Almost always in the study of computational complexity, the Turing machine is used as a model. On the other hand, the untyped lambda calculus is in a sense "simpler" than any Turing machine: ...
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Is NLOGTIME self-low?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_(complexity) Every class which is low for itself is closed under complement, provided that it is powerful enough to negate the boolean result. EXP, which is closed ...
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Relativized world in which P ≠ NP = coNP

Do we know of an oracle relative to which P ≠ NP but NP = coNP?
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$\mathsf{NL}$ vs. $\mathsf{AC}^1$

It is known that $\mathsf{NL} \subseteq \mathsf{AC}^1$ (because $\mathsf{NL}$-complete problem PATH belongs to $\mathsf{AC}^1$). Are there problems in $\mathsf{AC}^1$ that are unknown to be in $\...
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Is modular square roots modulo primes in $NC$?

Assume modulus is prime. Is modular square roots then in $NC$? If not then, are there special primes or prime powers or numbers related to these (such as $2^k\pm i$ where $i\in\{-1,0,+1\}$) where it ...
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DET is $VQP-complete$ and also $DET\in VP$ Does that mean $VP=VQP$

We know that $DET$ is in $VP$. And also from https://conferences.mpi-inf.mpg.de/adfocs-17/material/MB_LN.pdf I came to know that $DET$ is $VQP-complete$. Now certainly $VP\subseteq VQP$. That implies $...
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Non-uniformity assumptions in circuit complexity

I recently came accross the following standard inclusion of complexity classes: $$\textbf{NC}^0 \subseteq \textbf{AC}^0 \subseteq \textbf{NC}^1 \subseteq \textbf{L} \subseteq \textbf{NL} \subseteq \...
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One way analogues of Logspace

When we say a function is one-way we typically mean a function is encodable in $P$ but its decryption is not in $P$ but in $UP$. Likewise we say a function is logspace one-way if the function is ...
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Problems in $P^{PP}$

I just discovered that a problem that I was studying could belong to $P^{PP}$, I would like to prove that this problem is $P^{PP}$-complete (if that is even a thing). The issue is that I'm unable to ...
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On the Reductions of Functional complexity Classes

In Chapter 10 of Computational Complexity by Christos Papadimitriou, it is noted that reduction between problems of functional complexity classes are defined as follows: Function problem A reduces to ...
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Complexity of reachability in fractal mazes with traps

Is reachability in fractal mazes with traps EXPTIME complete? A fractal maze includes one or more copies of itself. For example, see the question Decidability of Fractal Maze or Puzzling ...
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Computation with cellular automata in practice

It is well known that certain cellular automata (CA) are computationally universal, such as Conway's game of life in 2 dimensions or the rule 110 in 1 dimension. As far as I know, they can emulate ...
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Parallel complexity of fixed dimension fixed constraints integer programming

Papadimitriou in https://lara.epfl.ch/w/_media/papadimitriou81complexityintegerprogramming.pdf shows ILP is fixed parameter tractable in number of constraints and Lenstra in https://people.csail.mit....
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Boolean vs algebraic circuits difference

Valiant, Skyum, Berkowitz and Rackoff in https://epubs.siam.org/doi/10.1137/0212043 showed that $VP=VNC^2$, namely, that arithmetic circuits can be parallelized. What is the central reason such a ...
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On the proof of $PP = P \iff \#P = FP$ in Arora & Barak (Lemma 17.7)

Introduction I am currently studying chapter 17 (of the famous textbook by Arora & Barak [1]) on the complexity of counting and got stuck on the proof of Lemma 17.7, which states $\mathrm{PP} = \...
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Interactive proofs with computation bounded Merlin

Consider usual interactive proofs (Arthur is polynomial-time bounded and can use random bits) where computation power of Merlin is bounded by polynomial-size circuits. For example, every unary NP-...
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Classes between PH and PSPACE

I am interesting in languages of the following form: $x \in L \Leftrightarrow Q y_1 Q y_2 \ldots Q y_n P(x, y_1, \ldots y_n, x).$ Here every Q is $\forall$ or $\exists$; $n$ is the length of $x$, the ...
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