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4 claims from 2 papers

1. Computer Science › Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture

   Max 2-SAT with up to 108 qubits

   Santra, Quiroz, Steeg and Lidar · New Journal of Physics · 2014

   The authors tested the 108-qubit D-Wave One quantum annealer on random MAX 2-SAT problems and compared it with an exact classical solver, akmaxsat, on performance and problem hardness.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper reports that the D-Wave One quantum annealer's performance on random MAX 2-SAT problems changes around the critical value of clause density.“We demonstrate that the DW1 is sensitive to the critical value of the clause density.”
   2. Unchecked“We find that the DW1 performance scales more favorably with problem size and that problem hardness correlation is essentially non-existent.”

2. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Random MAX SAT, Random MAX CUT, and Their Phase Transitions

   Coppersmith, Gamarnik, Hajiaghayi and Sorkin · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2003

   The paper bounds the maximum number of satisfiable clauses in random 2-SAT formulas, shows a phase transition at c=1, studies online versions and MAX-k-SAT, and proves analogous results for random MAXCUT.

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   1. UncheckedFor random 2-SAT formulas with cn clauses, the expected number of satisfiable clauses is worked out for sparse, critical and dense clause densities c.“We prove that for $c<1$, the expected number of clauses satisfiable is $\cn-Θ(1/n)$; for large $c$, it is $((3/4)c + Θ(\sqrt{c}))n$; for $c = 1+\eps$, it is at least $(1+\eps-O(\eps^3))n$ and at most $(1+\eps-Ω(\eps^3/\ln \eps))n$; and in the ``scaling window'' $c= 1+Θ(n^{-1/3})$, it is $cn-Θ(1)$.”
   2. UncheckedFor random 2-SAT, the maximisation problem (most clauses satisfiable) changes behaviour at the same critical ratio c=1 as the yes/no satisfiability problem.“In particular, just as the decision problem undergoes a phase transition, our optimization problem also undergoes a phase transition at the same critical value $c=1$.”