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14 claims from 8 papers

1. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Approximating the unsatisfiability threshold of random formulas

   Kirousis, Kranakis, Kriz̧anc and Stamatiou · Random Structures and Algorithms · 1998

   The paper defines a decreasing sequence of random variables to bound the 3-SAT unsatisfiability threshold, giving upper bounds of 4.667 from the first term and 4.601+ from the second, improving on 4.758.

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   1. UncheckedFor random 3-SAT formulas, the paper derives an upper bound of 4.667 on the clause-to-variable ratio above which formulas are almost certainly unsatisfiable.“By letting the expected value of the first term of the sequence converge to zero, we obtain, by simple and elementary computations, an upper bound for κ equal to 4.667.”
   2. UncheckedThe authors say their method for bounding the unsatisfiability threshold of random 3-SAT extends in a straightforward way to k-SAT with k greater than 3.“This technique generalizes in a straightforward manner to k-SAT for k>3.”

2. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   A variational description of the ground state structure in random satisfiability problems

   Biroli, Monasson and Weigt · The European Physical Journal B · 2000

   The authors develop a variational method for spin-glass-like models and use it to describe how optimal solutions are structured in random satisfiability problems, finding two transitions in 3-SAT.

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   1. Unchecked“At the second threshold $α_c \simeq 4.48$, satisfying assignments disappear and a finite fraction $B_0 \simeq 0.13$ of variables are overconstrained and take the same values in all optimal (though unsatisfying) assignments.”
   2. UncheckedIn random 3-SAT, at a clause-to-variable ratio of about 3.96, the solutions are reported to split into geometrically separated clusters.“At the first one $α_s \simeq 3.96$, a non-trivial organization of the solution space in geometrically separated clusters emerges.”
   3. UncheckedFor mixed 2+p-SAT with p below 2/5, the paper reports a single smooth shift from satisfiable to unsatisfiable at a clause ratio of 1/(1-p).“For the mixed $2+p$-SAT with $p<2/5$, the behavior is as expected much simpler: a unique smooth transition from SAT to UNSAT takes place at $α_c=1/(1-p)$.”

3. Physics and Astronomy › Theoretical and Computational Physics

   Exact Solutions for Diluted Spin Glasses and Optimization Problems

   Franz, Leone, Ricci‐Tersenghi and Zecchina · Physical Review Letters · 2001

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   1. Unchecked“The resulting ground state energy is in perfect agreement with numerical simulations.”

4. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Numerical solution-space analysis of satisfiability problems

   Mann and Hartmann · Physical Review E · 2010

   The paper studies how the solutions of 3-SAT are structured as constraints increase, shows standard samplers are biased, and introduces ballistic networking to obtain unbiased samples and cluster structure.

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   1. UncheckedCommon stochastic local-search algorithms, including ASAT and parallel tempering (MCMCMC), do not sample 3-SAT solutions uniformly, so their samples are biased.“It is shown here that standard stochastic local-search (SLS) algorithms like "ASAT" and "MCMCMC" (also known as "parallel tempering") exhibit a sampling bias.”
   2. UncheckedThe authors say unbiased samples of 3-SAT solutions can be obtained with a new method they call the 'ballistic-networking approach'.“Nevertheless, unbiased samples of solutions can be obtained using the "ballistic-networking approach", which is introduced here.”
   3. UncheckedNear the satisfiable–unsatisfiable transition of 3-SAT, the paper finds that large instances always have solution clusters with no frozen variables.“Furthermore, in the thermodynamic limit there are, for values of alpha close to the SATUNSAT transition alpha_s ~ 4.267, always clusters without any frozen variables.”

5. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Phase transitions of the typical algorithmic complexity of the random satisfiability problem studied with linear programming

   Schawe, Bleim and Hartmann · PLoS ONE · 2019

   The authors study random K-SAT (K=3,4) and MAX-SAT with linear programming variants, find several easy-hard transitions, and compare them with structural transitions of the problems.

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   1. UncheckedIn random K-SAT, the structural properties studied show clear transitions, but they appear not to line up with the observed easy-hard transitions.“For the present random $K$-SAT problem we have investigated numerous structural properties also exhibiting clear transitions, but they appear not be correlated to the here observed easy-hard transitions.”

6. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   A new upper bound for 3-SAT

   Dı́az, Kirousis, Mitsche and Pérez‐Giménez · RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) · 2008

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   1. Unchecked“We show that a randomly chosen $3$-CNF formula over $n$ variables with clauses-to-variables ratio at least $4.4898$ is asymptotically almost surely unsatisfiable.”

7. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Super solutions of random (3 + p)-SAT

   Bin and Zhou · Theoretical Computer Science · 2019

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   1. UncheckedThe paper states that random (3+p)-SAT has an exact (1,0)-satisfiability threshold of 1/(3(1−p)) when p is at most 3/7.“This paper studies the ( 1 , 0 ) -satisfiability of random ( 3 + p ) -SAT and obtains rigorous results that the exact ( 1 , 0 ) -satisfiability threshold is r p ⁎ = 1 / 3 ( 1 − p ) if p ≤ 3 / 7 .”
   2. UncheckedFor p at least 3/7, the paper gives lower and upper bounds on the (1,0)-satisfiability threshold of random (3+p)-SAT, using two separate techniques.“For p ≥ 3 / 7 , we give lower and upper bounds of the ( 1 , 0 ) -satisfiability threshold, where the lower bound is obtained by using the Unit-Clause algorithm, and the upper bound is obtained by using a novel way to count precisely the subset of all ( 1 , 0 ) -satisfying assignments that satisfy a…”

8. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   The Threshold for Random k-SAT is 2^k ln2 - O(k)

   Achlioptas and Peres · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2003

   The paper shows the random k-SAT satisfiability threshold lies within a term of order k of the known upper bound 2^k ln 2, and gives explicit lower bounds for each k, improving earlier ones for k>3.

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   1. UncheckedRandom k-SAT formulas are almost surely satisfiable when clauses per variable fall below 2^k ln 2 minus a term growing only linearly in k, as n grows.“We prove that there exists a sequence t_k = O(k) such that if r < 2^k ln 2 - t_k, then the formula F is satisfiable with probability that tends to 1 as n tends to infinity.”