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1. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   On the Freezing of Variables in Random Constraint Satisfaction Problems

   Semerjian · Journal of Statistical Physics · 2007

   The paper studies the critical behaviour near the freezing transition in random constraint satisfaction problems, using random trees, links to percolation and reconstruction, and the cavity method.

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   1. UncheckedAt the freezing transition, which usually differs from the clustering one, some variables take the same value in every solution within a given cluster.“At the freezing transition, which is in general distinct from the clustering one, some variables (spins) take the same value in all solutions of a given cluster.”

2. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Clustering phase of a general constraint satisfaction problem model d - k -CSP

   Xu, Gong and Zhou · Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications · 2019

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   1. UncheckedIn the d-k-CSP model, when r is just below 1, solutions form many small, scattered, frozen clusters, which may explain why generated instances are hard.“We study the clustering phase of the model, and find that if r is below and close to 1, the solution space contains many widely distributed and well-separated small frozen clusters, which should be the reason why the generated instances are hard to solve.”