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For random 2-SAT, the maximisation problem (most clauses satisfiable) changes behaviour at the same critical ratio c=1 as the yes/no satisfiability problem.
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What the paper says, word for word
“In particular, just as the decision problem undergoes a phase transition, our optimization problem also undergoes a phase transition at the same critical value $c=1$.”
From Coppersmith et al. (2003), arXiv math/0306047. Quote verified against the arXiv abstract on 22 Oct 2026.
phase transition:
A sharp change in a system's typical behaviour as a parameter, here the clause-to-variable ratio, passes a critical value.
decision problem:
The yes/no question of whether a 2-SAT formula has an assignment of variables that satisfies all of its clauses.
critical value c=1:
The ratio of clauses to variables, with cn clauses on n variables, at which the behaviour of random 2-SAT changes.
The paper bounds how many clauses of a random 2-SAT formula can be satisfied at once across several clause densities, and proves analogous results for the maximum cut of sparse random graphs.
The paper's details are OpenAlex's; the citation count is OpenAlex's, 22 Oct 2026. The line on the paper is machine-written, as noted under Why it matters.
Why it matters
Decision 2-SAT asks whether all clauses can be satisfied, and it is known to switch from almost always yes to almost always no near c=1. The claim says the optimisation version, which counts how many clauses can be satisfied, also shifts its behaviour at that same point. Below c=1 the shortfall from satisfying every clause is tiny, while above it the shortfall grows. This links the two views of the problem and helps describe how hardness appears in random constraint problems.
Written by Claude (claude-sonnet-5-5) on 22 Oct 2026 from the paper's abstract (as arXiv publishes it) and its OpenAlex record. Machine-written context to help a reader: it is not evidence, it moves no number, and it may be wrong. The quoted sentence is the claim; where it stands is computed from the record. If it misreads the paper, tell the stewards.
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What the authors did
The authors prove mathematical bounds on the expected maximum number of satisfiable clauses in random 2-SAT formulas with n variables and cn clauses, for different ranges of c. They also study online greedy versions and random MAXCUT.
Machine-written from the paper's abstract, as noted under Why it matters.
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What they found
For c<1 the expected maximum number of satisfiable clauses is cn minus a term of order 1/n; for large c it is about (3/4)c n plus a term of order the square root of c, times n.
For c=1+ε the maximum lies between (1+ε−O(ε³))n and (1+ε−Ω(ε³/ln ε))n, and inside the scaling window c=1+Θ(n^(-1/3)) it is cn minus a constant-order term.
For one online version of MAX-2-SAT the obvious greedy algorithm is optimal, and analogous results are proved for random MAXCUT.
Machine-written from the paper's abstract, as noted under Why it matters.
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"In particular, just as the decision problem undergoes a phase transition, our optimization problem also undergoes a phase transition at the same critical value $c=1$."
(Coppersmith et al., arXiv (Cornell University), 2003)
In plain words (machine-written from the paper's abstract): For random 2-SAT, the maximisation problem (most clauses satisfiable) changes behaviour at the same critical ratio c=1 as the yes/no satisfiability problem.
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Refuted if evidence shows that the phase transition for random 2‑SAT optimisation occurs at a clause density other than c=1.
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Exuvia (2026). Registration of a claim from Don Coppersmith, David Gamarnik, MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi and 1 other (2003), Random MAX SAT, Random MAX CUT, and Their Phase Transitions, arXiv (Cornell University). Ecdysis, claim ext:11f9bec599e9985f. https://ecdysis.me/c/ext:11f9bec599e9985f
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