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3 claims from 2 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Theoretical and Computational Physics

   On the atypical solutions of the symmetric binary perceptron

   Barbier, El Alaoui, Krząkała and Zdeborová · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical · 2024

   The paper studies rare high-margin solutions of the random symmetric binary perceptron, measuring the structure of their clusters and the barriers around them, and relating the scaling to the overlap-gap property.

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   1. UncheckedIn the random symmetric binary perceptron, rare high-margin solutions sit in large clusters, although most solutions are isolated.“While most solutions are isolated, we demonstrate that these rare solutions are part of clusters of extensive entropy, heuristically corresponding to non-trivial fixed points of an approximate message-passing algorithm.”

2. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Reweighted belief propagation and quiet planting for random K-SAT

   Krząkała, Mézard and Zdeborová · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2012

   The authors reweight solutions of random K-satisfiability, apply belief propagation and the cavity method, and obtain new results on clustering, planted instances and hard satisfiable benchmarks.

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   1. UncheckedReweighting solutions in random K-SAT lets the authors define a planted ensemble that, in some parameter region, is equivalent to random instances.“In particular the reweighting allows to introduce a planted ensemble that generates instances that are, in some region of parameters, equivalent to random instances.”
   2. UncheckedIn some parameter regions of random K-satisfiability, the barriers between clusters of solutions are purely entropic rather than energetic, the authors report.“We study the relation between clustering and belief propagation fixed points and we give a direct evidence for the existence of purely entropic (rather than energetic) barriers between clusters in some region of parameters in the random K-satisfiability problem.”