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Monotone complexity of s-t connectivity
In the problem CONN, we obtain a directed $n$-vertex graph (encoded as a boolean string of $n^2$ bits, one for each potential edge), and want to decide
whether there is a path between all $n^2$ pairs $...
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Problem unsolvable in $2^{o(n)}$ on inputs with $n$ bits, assuming ETH?
If we assume the Exponential-Time Hypothesis, then there is no $2^{o(n)}$ algorithm for $n$-variable 3-SAT, and many other natural problems, such as 3-COLORING on graphs with $n$ vertices. Notice ...
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Is BPP= P known for ANY uniform model of computation?
Many believe that BPP $=$ P "should" hold for Turing machines. We even have some "witnesses" for this: otherwise some "strange" things would happen; see e.g. this paper by Implagliazzo and Wigderson.
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Combinatorics of Bellman-Ford or how to make cyclic graphs acyclic?
Roughly speaking, my question is:
How costly is to make a cyclic graph
acyclic while preserving all simple $s$-$t$ paths?
Let $K_n$ be a complete undirected graph on vertices $\{0,1,\ldots,n+1\}$.
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The complexity of checking whether two DAG have the same number of topological sorts
This problem is highly related to the CNF one.
Here is the problem: given two DAG (directed acyclic graphs), if they have the same counting of topological sorts, answer "Yes", otherwise, answer "No".
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Does $EXP\neq ZPP$ imply sub-exponential simulation of BPP or NP?
By simulation I mean in the Impaglazzio-Widgerson [IW98] sense, i.e. sub-exponential deterministic simulation which appears correct i.o to every efficient adversary.
I think this is a proof: if $EXP\...
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Adiabatic quantum computing with level crossings
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In adiabatic evolution, to ensure that the ground state high overlap with the unique ground state of the system (i.e. to achieve arbitrarily small error) using adiabatic theorems, it is ...
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Are theoretical computer science conferences losing touch with reality?
Anonymous account for obvious reasons. I am a researcher in TCS. I have several publications in SODA/STOC/FOCS. I've recently been so disgruntled with the way these conferences are run, and wanted to ...
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Is Hankelability NP-hard?
I asked this question on SO on April 7 and added a bounty which has now expired but no poly time solution has been found yet.
I am trying to write code to detect if a matrix is a permutation of a ...
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Counting Isomorphism Types of Graphs
Polya's counting theorem leads to an algorithm for counting (precisely) the number of isomorphism types of graphs with $n$ vertices in $\exp (\sqrt n )$ steps. From Polya theorem you get a formula ...
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Rank mod 6 vs rank over the reals
Let $A$ be a boolean matrix (eg with $0,1$ entries). Assume that $A$ has rank $\le r$ both over $\mathbb{F}_2$ and over $\mathbb{F}_3$. Does this imply that $A$ has low rank over the reals? This seems ...
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Can we do integer addition in linear time?
Why, yes, of course. But I'm actually interested in the cost of computing the sum of multiple integers:
Input: A sequence of nonnegative integers $\langle X_i:i<k\rangle$ written in binary.
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Fine-grained complexity of BPP
If E does not have i.o.-$2^{o(n)}$ circuits, then P=BPP, but this does not tell us about the fine-grained containments between $\mathrm{Time}(n^a)$ and $\mathrm{BPTime}(n^b)$.
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$\Delta = 57, d=2$ Moore Graph
I am looking into the last open question regarding the existence of Moore Graphs of diameter 2. A problem that has been open in combinatorics for more than 55 years.
You may recall that Hoffman and ...
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What is the power of general poly-size permutation branching programs?
Call $\mathsf{PPBP}$ the class of languages decided by poly-size families of permutation branching programs, which are layered branching programs (i.e., the ones defined here) whose transitions ...
