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4 claims from 4 papers

1. Mathematics › Analytic Number Theory Research

   A SAT Attack on the Erdős Discrepancy Conjecture

   Konev and Lisitsa · Lecture notes in computer science · 2014

   The paper encodes the Erdős discrepancy problem as Boolean satisfiability, uses SAT solvers to settle the case C=2, and reports partial results for C=3.

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   1. Supported · 71%Using SAT solvers, the authors found a ±1 sequence of length 1160 with discrepancy 2 and a proof that none of length 1161 exists.“We show that by encoding the problem into Boolean satisfiability and applying the state of the art SAT solvers, one can obtain a sequence of length 1160 with discrepancy 2 and a proof of the Erdos discrepancy conjecture for C=2, claiming that no sequence of length 1161 and discrepancy 2 exists.”

2. Computer Science › Formal Methods in Verification

   Formal Verification of the Empty Hexagon Number

   Bernardo, Wojciech, James, Cayden, Mario and Heule · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2019

   The authors encode Keller's conjecture in dimension 7 as a satisfiability problem and use a SAT solver with symmetry breaking to find that no clique of size 128 exists in three related graphs.

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   1. Supported · 71%Using satisfiability solving, the authors report that none of three graphs tied to Keller's conjecture in dimension 7 contains a clique of size 128.“We consider three graphs, $G_{7,3}$, $G_{7,4}$, and $G_{7,6}$, related to Keller's conjecture in dimension 7. The conjecture is false for this dimension if and only if at least one of the graphs contains a clique of size $2^7 = 128$. We present an automated method to solve this conjecture by encodi…”

3. Computer Science › Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation

   Two disjoint 5-holes in point sets

   Scheucher · Computational Geometry · 2020

   Using a computer-assisted proof, the paper shows 17 points always contain two disjoint 5-holes, and gives related bounds for more holes, interior-disjoint holes and a faster check of the 6-gon result.

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   1. Supported · 71%Computer-assisted work shows any 17 points in general position contain two 5-holes whose convex hulls do not overlap.“We use computer assistance to show that every set of 17 points in general position admits two disjoint 5-holes, that is, holes with disjoint respective convex hulls.”

4. Computer Science › Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs

   Binary determinantal complexity

   Hüttenhain and Ikenmeyer · Linear Algebra and its Applications · 2016

   The paper proves a 7 by 7 lower bound for the 3 by 3 permanent using computer enumeration, and links determinants of such matrices to constant free skew circuits.

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   1. Supported · 71%Writing the 3 by 3 permanent polynomial as a determinant of a matrix of zeros, ones and variables needs a matrix of at least 7 by 7.“We prove that for writing the 3 by 3 permanent polynomial as a determinant of a matrix consisting only of zeros, ones, and variables as entries, a 7 by 7 matrix is required. Our proof is computer based and uses the enumeration of bipartite graphs.”