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Computing basis of a lower set given basis of complementary upper set
In a poset $P$, $U\subseteq P$ is an upper set when for all $x\in U$, we have $y\ge x$ implies $y\in U$. Any subset of $P$ generates an upper set, and the basis of an upper set $U$ is the smallest ...
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Complexity of an algorithm to solve linear diophantine equations
A friend of mine ask me yesterday a problem, however, the interesting part for me it is not his problem, but what I will ask here.
I want to know the optimal complexity of an algorithm (I mean the ...
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Existence of roots of high order polynomial over finite fields
I want to solve the following question:
Consider a polynomial $f(x)=a_0+a_1*x^{e_1}+a_2*x^{e_2}+\cdots+x^{e_m}\in F_p[x]$ where $p$ is a prime such that $\log(p)\sim m$ and $e_m\sim 2^m$, I want to ...
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Computing the chromatic polynomial of graph modulo $x-3$
The chromatic polynomial of graph $P(G,x)$ is univariate
polynomial which counts the number of colorings of $G$
with $x$ colors for natural $x$.
Graph is not $k$ colorable iff $P(G,k)=0$.
The ...
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Is finding a single vector in the null space as difficult as discovering the whole null space?
Let $A \in \mathbb R^{k\times n}$ be a matrix of rank $k$, where $k \ll n$. One can use Gaussian eliminations to discover $\operatorname{null}(A)$ at the cost of $O(nk^2)$. My question is:
Is the ...
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characterization of all periodic tiling of a simple set of Wang Tile
Consider a set of Wang Tile such that all the edges are either 1 or 0.... there are 16 elements in such a set.
Now, I wish to characterize all the periodic tilings of this set (better if they are ...
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Algorithms to find the solutions of a homogenous matrix equations for non-commutative rings
In one paper from 1980 I found a note that there are no known algorithms for solving
homogenous matrix equations $x \cdot M = 0$ for matrices which elements belong to a non-commutative ring.
(The non-...
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Graph theoretical representation of Wang Tile
We note that for one dimensional tiling problem of Wang Tile could be represented by a graph. Each cycle on the graph represents a periodic solution.
However, is there a well established counter-part ...
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integrality of a linear program -- binary equality constaints
Consider the following linear program:
$\left\{
\begin{array}{l}
\underset{x}{max} \;\;c^Tx\\
[I, \;B]x = \mathbf{1}\\
x\geq 0
\end{array}
\right.$
where $c$ is a vector ...
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Reference Request: Properties of the Integer Factorization Polytope
The complexity of Integer Factorization is to my knowledge still an open problem, whereas deciding, whether a given integer is a prime number is known to be in $P$ and a proof is available online here:...
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cyclotomic polynomials of given degree
Is there a fast algorithm to generate all cyclotomic polynomials $\Phi_n$ for which the degree of $\Phi_n$ is a fixed constant $d?$ This is obviously related to the "inverse totient" function: compute ...
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Odds of projections of a point not on the hyperplane
Let $\mathcal{L}=\{\Bbb x\in\Bbb R^n:x_1+x_2+\dots+x_n=0\}$ be a specific hyperplane.
Let a projection of $c\in\Bbb R^n$ be $p(c)=[p_1,p_2,\dots,p_n]$ where $p_i\neq c_i\implies p_i=0$.
Let $\...
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Kolmogorov complexity proof of Lovasz local lemma
Roughly speaking, the Kolmogorov Complexity proof of Lovasz local lemma states that for any $k$-CNF $S$ on $n$ variables and $m$ clauses, where the dependency of every clause is bounded by $2^{k-c}$, ...
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In what paper was the shrinkage parameter introduced to the nelder-mead simplex direct search algorithm?
I have read lots of papers referencing a 4th shrinkage parameter when talking about the Nelder Mead Simplex method. However, I cannot see any shrinkage parameter in the flow chart of the original ...
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existence of lattice point in polytope
This question was probably asked before but here goes. I have a convex polytope given by $Ax\leq b$ for a specific integer matrix $A$ and integer vector $b$. I need a simple method/result on how to ...
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Put positive polynomial in finite intersection of half-spaces
This is a cross-posting of a MSE question (which did not attract any attention there so far).
Denote by $V={\mathcal P}_{n,d}$ the space of polynomials in $n$ variables with degree at most $d$, ...
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supersingular curve detector
Suppose I give you a prime $p$ and ask for a non-CM supersingular elliptic curve over $\mathbb{F}_p.$ Can this be done in polynomial time (so, polynomial in $\log p$)?
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Randomized alternative to Buchberger's algorithm
Richard Lipton's blog describes a A New Way To Solve Linear Equations by Prasad Raghavendra.
Can the ideas in this algorithm be generalized to systems of polynomial equations to provide a randomized ...
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Consistency of a system of linear equations
I have a system of linear equations in form of $AX=b$ where $A_{m\times n}$, $X_{n\times 1}$ and $b_{m\times 1}$. Coefficient matrix $A$ is quite sparse. However, using a practical LP solver like ...
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Guessing game with guess cost
This is a question about Problem 328 on the website Project Euler. A description of the problem is provided in the previous link. I was wondering if there has been any research done on this question. ...
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Circuits by Level
Context: googling existing results on Circuit Complexity.
I'm aware there are classes like AC, ACC, TC, NC, etc..
Now, suppose I have a circuit, it has the following additional program:
The circuit ...
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Number of breakpoints in parametric maximum flow problems
The parametric maximum flow problem can be formulated as
$$f(\lambda) = \min_{x\in\{0,1\}^n} \left( \sum_{i}(a_i + b_i\lambda)x_i + \sum_{i,j}c_{ij}x_ix_j \right),
$$
where all $c_{ij}<0$ (so that ...
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Hamiltonian paths in subgraphs of rectangular lattice graphs
Is following decision problem NP-hard / NP-complete:
Having vertex-induced subgraph of rectangular lattice graph determine if any Hamiltonian path exists
Having vertex-induced subgraph of rectangular ...
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IP[poly] vs AM[poly]
I know the following:
$$IP[k] \subseteq AM[k+2]$$
Now, I also know that
$$ \\#SAT_D \in IP[poly]$$
(As shown on page 159 of Arora/Barak).
In their proof, (and the following proof of $$ TBQF \in ...
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Complexity of finding disjoint 2-factors with equal cardinality in cubic graphs?
Finding a connected 2-factor that contains every node in cubic graphs is $NP$-complete since it is equivalent to the Hamiltonian cycle problem. I'm interested in the complexity of finding vertex ...
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Undecidability, Church Turing Thesis, and P/poly
I find the following three facts individually acceptable, but together deeply unsettling:
1) P/poly can decide the unary language $\{ 1^n | M_n(n) \quad \text{halts} \}$ via advice string.
2) Church ...
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finding set of tree decompositions to cover all pairs of vertices
I first asked this on cstheory.SE but got no reply.
Let $P(X_i=x)$ represent probability that randomly chosen proper $q$-coloring of an $L\times L$ square grid contains color $x$ at position $i$. How ...
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Finding globally minimal row subsets of an integer matrix which generate the full row span
Given a $n\times m$ integer matrix $A$, we can consider its row span $span(A)$, that is, the minimal sublattice of $\mathbb{Z}^m$ containing all rows of $A$.
Given a subset of the rows of $A$ it is ...
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Complexity of a variant of the Mandelbrot set decision problem?
This is a modified version of a question posted on StackExchange TCS.
Mandelbrot set is defined using the complex equation $P_c (z)=z^2 +c$ where $c$ is a complex number. Let us define
$M=${$(c,k,r)...
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Recovering a piecewise affine function
Lets say I have an piecewise affine convex function $f(x_1,x_2)$, on which the following operations are possible:
Computing $f(x_1,x_2)$.
Computing a subgradient to $f$ at $(x_1,x_2)$
Computing all ...
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What effect would a proof of P≠NP have on the field of complexity theory?
This question is motivated by Scott Aaronson's comment about his bet: "If P≠NP has indeed been proved, my life will change so dramatically that having to pay $200,000 will be the least of it."
http://...
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A system of linear equations with linear constraints
Mathematical problem.
Suppose we have $2n$ indeterminates $x_1,\dots,x_n$ and $y_1,\dots,y_n$ (which are denoted by $q$ with indices and called abundances below) and $m$ subsets $P_1,\dots,P_m$ of $\...
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Reference request: Proof theory in $W_1^1$
Buss defined $V_2^1$ as a second-order bounded arithmetic corresponding to $\mathsf{PSPACE}$.
Later, Skelley introduced $W_1^1$, a third-order bounded arithmetic of $\mathsf{PSPACE}$.
Since the ...
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Integral hull of a polyhedron Q is polyhedron
Let $Q \subseteq R^n$ be a rational polyhedron and let $Q_I=Convexhull(Q \cap Z^n)$. By finite basis theorem, we have $Q=P+C$ for some rational polytope $P$ and finitely generated cone $C$ where $C=R_+...
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Computing all roots of a function with square-root terms
Given $3n$ positive numbers $a_1, \ldots, a_n$, $b_1, \ldots, b_n$, and $x_1, \ldots, x_n$, we are given a function
$$f(x) = \sum_{i = 1}^n \frac{a_i}{\sqrt{(x - x_i)^2 + b_i}}.$$
Can we find all the ...
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Simultaneous elimination of variables in multiple polynomials
I have a system of $n=O(1)$ non-homogeneous polynomials of total degree $d=O(1)$ $p_1,\dots,p_r\in \mathbb Z[x_1,\dots,x_n]$. I would like to eliminate $n-1$ variables simultaneously from the $n$ ...
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Proof for non-existence of short integer program for squares
We do not know if $P=NP$ or not or if there is a superfast integer mutiplication algorithm. But I do not think either assumption is necessary to answer this question.
Is there a way to show within an ...
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Is it in theory possible to perform general Miller’s algorithm inversion as used with the optimal ate pairing with large trace in subexponential time?
Let’s I have the following :
2 curves $G_1$ defined on $F_p$ and $G_2$ being the $G_1$ curve’s twist defined on $F_p^2$ both having the same prime order ; a large trace ; and $F_p^{12}$ as their ...
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Minimum of the maximum element frequency given the family size and the universe size
[Crossposted at math.stackexchange].
Consider families of sets $\mathcal{F}$ with size $n = |\mathcal{F}|$ and universe $U(\mathcal{F})$ with size $q = |U(\mathcal{F})|$.
I have written and solved ...
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Computational complexity of deciding if two elements are in the same cycle of a permutation, version 2
This question has relation with this previous one, although the two cases are not likely solved with the same method.
Let us consider a function $P:\{0,1\}^*\to\{0,1\}^*$ that can be calculated in ...
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Primality testing by reversible computation using the prime number theorem
Suppose we want to build a primality testing algorithm for the numbers limited to the set $A =\{1, ..., 2^n\}$ and $n$ is reasonably large. The prime-number theorem tells us that there are ...
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complexity of membership problem in finite general linear group
Suppose $G$ is a subgroup of $GL(n,q)$ given by a list of generators. What is known about the complexity of the corresponding "membership problem", that is, the problem of deciding whether a ...
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Integration in polynomial time
The work of Friedman and Ko and
Müller guarantee the polynomial time computability of the integrals of analytic functions inside the circle of convergence. But do algorithms have practical value? Is ...
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Fast algorithm for computing certain signal transformations
Let $f,g,h:\mathbb Z\to\mathbb C$ supported on $[-n,n]$. For $\tau\in \mathbb Z$, let $\operatorname{sh}_\tau f$ be the shift of $f$ by $\tau$ (i.e. $(\operatorname{sh}_\tau f)(t) = f(t-\tau)$). ...
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Computing geodesic length of Euclidean lines in the manifold of positive definite matrices
I am working with the manifold of positive definite matrices $PD(n)$ equipped with the affine-invariant Riemannian metric (AIRM) $g_P(V,W):=tr(P^{-1}VP^{-1}W)$, where $P \in PD(n)$ and $V,W \in T_P PD(...
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Circulant matrix inverse in $GF(p)$
For a polynomial $C(x)=c_0+\dots+c_n x^n$, consider a circulant matrix $C$ such that
$$
C= \begin{pmatrix}
c_0 & c_{n-1} & \cdots & c_2 & c_1 \\
c_1 & c_0 &...
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Complexity of the TSP for hypercube graphs
Question:
what is known about the complexity of finding the Hamilton cycle of minimum weight in graphs that resemble hypercubes with weighted edges?
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Sudden drop in complexity class due to the more general correlations
Recently I was asking about the impact of the groundbreaking result MIP*=RE on logic and proof theory (see this discussion). Surprising as it is I got confused with the following: MIP* is a ,,quantum''...
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Hardness of an optimization problem when some variables are fixed
Given a general optimization problem, I would like to know what we can say about the hardness of the problem when a subset of its variables are fixed.
With the two (related) examples, it is clear that ...
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Are the lower elementary functions closed under limited recursion?
The lower elementary functions (also called Skolem elementary functions) are functions generated from the successor, modified subtraction, projection functions by the operations of composition and ...
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