An upper bound on the space complexity of random formulae in resolution
RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications (2002)
- Volume: 36, Issue: 4, page 329-339
- ISSN: 0988-3754
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topZito, Michele. "An upper bound on the space complexity of random formulae in resolution." RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications 36.4 (2002): 329-339. <http://eudml.org/doc/245633>.
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abstract = {We prove that, with high probability, the space complexity of refuting a random unsatisfiable Boolean formula in $k$-CNF on $n$ variables and $m = \Delta n$ clauses is $O\left(n \cdot \Delta ^\{-\frac\{1\}\{k-2\}\}\right)$.},
author = {Zito, Michele},
journal = {RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications},
keywords = {random formulae; space complexity; satisfiability threshold; random unsatisfiable Boolean formula},
language = {eng},
number = {4},
pages = {329-339},
publisher = {EDP-Sciences},
title = {An upper bound on the space complexity of random formulae in resolution},
url = {http://eudml.org/doc/245633},
volume = {36},
year = {2002},
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AU - Zito, Michele
TI - An upper bound on the space complexity of random formulae in resolution
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PY - 2002
PB - EDP-Sciences
VL - 36
IS - 4
SP - 329
EP - 339
AB - We prove that, with high probability, the space complexity of refuting a random unsatisfiable Boolean formula in $k$-CNF on $n$ variables and $m = \Delta n$ clauses is $O\left(n \cdot \Delta ^{-\frac{1}{k-2}}\right)$.
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