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If a quantity is uncomputable does that mean that its value does not exist in Nature? [on hold]
In [1], Scott Aaronson thinks about what NP-completeness can tell us about nature.
Like some problems are NP-complete, some problems are uncomputable.
Following Aaronson's way of thinking, we may ...
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Subset Sum Problem and hard looking instances that are not really hard
I have been working in a subset sum solver (some new approach) and while working on the time complexity analysis I found what I describe below. Maybe this could explain why some "hard looking" ...
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Is balanced Hamiltonian cycle NP complete on maximal plane graphs?
I know that the Hamiltonian cycle is NP complete on the class of maximal plane graphs.
If we instead ask about balanced Hamiltonian cycles (i.e. same number of faces on both sides) on maximal plane ...
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A dominate vector subset sum problem
Let $k$ be some constants (e.g. one can take $k=2$ for simplexity), for any $u,v\in \mathbb{R}$, we say $u$ dominate $v$ if $\forall 1\le i\le k,~ u[i]\ge v[i]$, write it as $u\succ v$.
Consider the ...
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Complexity of finding Exact Size Cut-Sets in Bipartite Graphs
I am interested in the problem of deciding if a cut-set of a given size $k$ (i.e. the number of edges crossing the partitions is $k$) exists in a given bipartite graph (both the graph and $k$ are part ...
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NP-Complete Static Square Puzzles
In order to empirically test some CSP algorithms, I would like to compile a list of NP-Complete static board games. By static, I mean that a solution of the puzzle is simply an assignment of values to ...
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Complexity of deciding whether subspaces of Z_2^n cover every point 3*x times
When studying the complexity of checking identities in certain finite algebras, I came across the following decision problem:
Input: A positive integer $n \in N$ and a set of affine subspaces $H_1,...
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NP completeness of Hamiltonian cycle for the family of *dual graphs* to plane, cubic, triply connected graphs?
It is well known that the Hamiltonian cycle problem is NP-complete on the family of planar, cubic and triply connected graphs: https://epubs.siam.org/doi/abs/10.1137/0205049
For a problem I'm ...
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Error in paper “Some NP-complete geometric problems”?
The paper in question:
M.R. Garey, R.L. Graham and D.S. Johnson. Some NP-complete geometric problems .
This paper proofs the NP-completeness of some well-known problems, such as the Steiner Tree ...
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Password hashing using NP complete problems
Commonly used password hashing algorithms work like this today: Salt the password and feed it into a KDF. For example, using PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1, the password hashing process is ...
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distNP-complete problem
Here on page 367 there is an example of $\text{dist}\mathbb{NP}$-complete problem:
let $U$ contain all tuples $\langle M,x,1^t\rangle$ where there exists a string $y\in \{0,1\}^l$such that the ...
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Is Prime Bounded Quadratic Congruence NP-complete?
Bounded Quadratic Congruence:
Instance: Three positive integers $a$, $b$ and $c$.
Question: Is there a positive integer $x<c$ such that $x^{2} \equiv a \, (mod \ b)$?
Bounded Quadratic ...
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NP-Complete graph problems where a special vertex is given as input?
I am currently working on a graph theory problem where the instance includes a graph and a special vertex in the graph. I am trying to prove the NP-completeness of the problem as well as explore ...
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Is satisfying $\sum_{i=1}^{n}{x_i^{y_i}}=r$ NP Complete?
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I would like to show that satisfying $\sum_{i=1}^{n}{x_i^{y_i}}=r$ is NP-Complete.
Consider $L= \{(\bar{y},r):\exists \bar{x} \text{ such that } \sum_{i=1}^{n}{x_i^{y_i}}=r\}$.
Where $\...
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Can MONOTONE WSAT be in solved in polynomial time?
In the weighted monotone satisfiability problem (MONOTONE WSAT), the input is an n-variable MONOTONE CNF Boolean formula (when there is no a clause with a negated variable) and an integer k, and the ...
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Practical interactive proof schemes for NP-hard problems
Model-checking (in the sense of reachability in a succinct graph) is PSPACE-complete. SAT is NP-complete. Both problems are considered intractable, yet there exist tools capable of solving them on ...
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Generalized path cover problem in DAG
Let $G=(V,E)$ be a directed acyclic graph. Two vertices is transitive if there is a directed path between them. A Path Cover for a Set of Transitive Pairs (PCSTP) is a set of directed paths such that ...
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Are there any NP-complete for continuous mathematics? [closed]
Looking at this wiki page, it seems most NP-complete problems are based on discrete structures, such as graphs. What are some problems that involve real or complex analysis instead of discrete ...
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Isn't it trivial to represent any classical Physics problem in a Spin-Glass format which is NP-Complete?
In the late 80's there were several efforts to use Spin-Glass models to formulate other computational problems such as: Protein Folding and Neural Networks.
Wouldn't it be straight forward to reduce ...
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Maximize graph with k cut edge operations
I have undirected graph with N nodes each with some weight. There are M edges and in exactly K operations I want to maximize the XOR sum of connected components of the graph. ((n1 XOR n2 XOR n3) + (c1 ...
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Minimising the root-set of a spanning hyperforest of a hypergraph
I am interested in the complexity of a problem involving spanning hyperforests (a union of hypertrees, which covers all of the vertices) of a $k$-hypergraph. I describe the relevant definitions for ...
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Verifying that a reduction is correct
Alice has a function $f: \{0,1\}^* \to \{0,1\}^*$ which can be computed in polynomial time. She claims that $x \in \mathrm{SAT} \iff f(x) \in \mathrm{CLIQUE}$. Alice sends the circuit computing $f$ on ...
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Reduction of graph chromatic number to hypergraph 2-colorability
I'm following this paper titled "Coverings and colorings of hypergraphs" by Lovasz 1973, which is referenced in Garey and Johnson's Computers and Intractability, for the Set Splitting Problem. In this ...
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Matrix Coloring under Vertical and Horizontal Constraints
I'm searching for the correct name of the following NP-complete problem. I would also appreciate answers pointing to problems with similar-looking variations.
The input consists of
A set of ...
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On polytope lattice points
Given a convex polytope let the width of the polytope be $d$ and the farthest euclidean distance between any points in the polytope be $e$.
Denote $\mathcal P(a,c)$ to be the set of convex polytopes ...
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Is there a language in NSPACE(O(n)) and (very likely) not in DSPACE(O(n))?
Actually I found that the set of context-sensitive Languages,
$\mathbf{CSL}$ ($\mathbf{=NSPACE}(O(n))$ $= \mathbf{LBA}$ accepted languages) are not so widely discussed as $\mathbf{REG}$ (regular ...
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Prove that finding set of $k$ vertices $S$, such that $G{\setminus}S$ is claw-free is NP-Complete
The claw in a graph $G(V,E)$ consists of a vertex $v\in V$, and it's three neighbours - $\{x_1,x_2,x_3\}\in V\setminus \{v\}$, if $\{x_1,x_2,x_3\}$ form an independent set in $G$.
The problem asks us ...
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Fixed parameter tractable Integer Programming and $FPP$
Integer programming is $NP$ complete however fixed parameter tractable in number of variables. Is the fixed parameter version in parametrized analogue of $P$-complete or in parametrized analogue of $...
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Is deciding whether all satisfying assignments are NAE assignments coNP-complete?
Let the language $L$ consist of the $k$-CNF formulas $\phi$ with the property that any satisfying assignment $x$ of $\phi$ is a Not-All-Equal (NAE) assignment, i.e. every clause of $\phi$ has at least ...
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A proof that Partition into forests is NP-Complete
The partition a graph into forests problem is defined as:
Given a Graph $G=(V,A)$, and a positive integer $K \le |V|$, can the vertices $V$ be partitioned into disjoint sets $V_1$, ..., $V_k$, $k \le ...
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Unambiguous SAT and sparse languages
What is the consequence if there are only polynomially many 'yes' classes of instances of a language that is polynomial time reducible from a problem equivalent to UnambiguousSAT (such as possibly ...
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A generalization of edge cover
Suppose we are given a general (connected) undirected graph $G = (V, E)$. An EDGE COVER asks a set $S\subseteq E$ of the minimum number of edges, such that each vertex $v\in V$ is incident to at least ...
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Add a matching to a Hamiltonian path to reduce the max distance between given pairs of vertices
What is the complexity of the following problem?
Input:
$H$ a Hamiltonian path in $K_n$
$R \subseteq [n]^2$ a subset of pairs of vertices
a positive integer $k$
Query: is there a matching $M$ such ...
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UnambiguousSAT reductions
Let $\Pi$ be an $\mathsf{NP}$-complete problem. It is standard that $3SAT$ and $\Pi$ are reducible from each other.
Let UnambiguousSAT, or USAT for short, denote the promise problem which is 3SAT but ...
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3-Hitting-Set - maximum flow algorithm [closed]
so i'm currently learning for an exam and got in an exercise the following question (a loose translation):
Find an Algorithm that finds the smallest U' ⊆ U that is a solution the 3 HITTING SET ...
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NP-Complete problems that admit an efficient algorithm under the promise of a unique solution
I was recently reading a very nice paper by Valiant and Vazirani which shows that if $\mathbf{NP \neq RP}$, then there can not be an efficient algorithm to solve SAT even under the promise that it is ...
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ETH-Hardness of $Gap\text-MAX\text-3SAT_{c}$
The PCP theorem can be stated like this :
There is a polynomial time reduction from SAT to $Gap\text-MAX\text-3SAT_{c}$ i.e. there is a reduction that maps an instance $\phi$ of SAT to an instance $...
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Is approximating Exact Set Cover NP-hard for constant approximation factor? ETH hard?
It is known that Exact Set Cover is an NP-hard problem (Reduction from 3-SAT and 3-Coloring). Also, my minor analysis one can realize that this problem is also ETH-hard, i.e. this cannot be solved in ...
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Does Memcomputing really solve an NP-complete problem?
I came across an article published in Science "Memcomputing NP-complete problems in polynomial time using polynomial resources and collective states", which makes some pretty astonishing claims.
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Is the difference of two languages in NP-complete an NP-complete too? [closed]
Given two languages $L_{1} \in NP$ and $L_{2} \in \textit{NP-complete}$ such that $L_{1} \cup L_{2} \in \textit{NP-complete}$, Is $L_{1}$ in $\textit{NP-complete}$ too?
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Is the max cut problem still NP-Complete for graphs with unit weights on the edges? [closed]
We know that finding a max cut for weighted graphs is NP-Complete. I am trying to find a proof showing that even for graphs with just unit weights (every edge has weight 1) it is still NP-Complete.
I'...
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Is there an NP-complete language that contains precisely half of the n-bit instances?
Is there a (preferably natural) NP-complete language $L\subseteq \{0,1\}^*$, such that for every $n\geq 1$
$$|L\cap \{0,1\}^n|=2^{n-1}$$
holds? In other words, $L$ contains precisely half of all $n$-...
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On the shortest vector problem (is it $NP$-complete?)
Ajtai has shown that shortest vector problem is $NP$-hard by using randomized reduction from subset sum.
Has this been derandomized?
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Are there any heuristic-free NP complete problems?
Are there any NP complete problems with no infinite subset of instances $\Phi$ such that membership in $\Phi$ can be decided in polynomial time, and for all $x \in \Phi$, $x$ can be solved in ...
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Deciding $\omega(G)>k$ when $\alpha(G)$ and $\chi(G)$ have bounds and are known
Given a $k>0$ and a graph $G(V,E)$ with known independence number $\sqrt{|V|}\leq\alpha(G)\leq\alpha\sqrt{|V|}$ and chromatic number $\frac1\beta\sqrt{|V|}\leq\chi(G)\leq\sqrt{|V|}$ for some fixed $...
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What would be the consequences if all _infinite_ NP-complete languages are p-isomorphic?
The famous Isomorphism Conjecture of Berman and Hartmanis says that all $NP$-complete languages are polynomial time isomorphic ($p$-isomorphic) to each other. It has been an early attempt (published ...
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Dance Partner Problem NP-completeness [closed]
I really can't think of a concise way to phrase this problem, which makes it hard to search for, so forgive me if this is a duplicate question.
I've come across a problem and I would like to know if ...
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Could you explain to me the reduction? [closed]
I am looking at the following solved exercise:
I haven't really understood at the reduction the part that we construct for each number $a_i$ a package of measurement $(\frac{4}{A}a_i, 5,3)$. Why do ...
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Is sparse embedding of a NP-complete problem in a polynomial problem NP-complete?
Consider the following problem P: Input is a finite graph G. If the number of vertices in G is 2^2^i for some integer i, then output a minimum vertex cover of G; otherwise output empty set. Can I say ...
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NP-hardness on Cayley graphs
What is known about complexity of NP-hard problems on Cayley graphs?
Suppose that the graph is given explicitly as the multiplication table of the group and the list of generators. So the input ...
