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15 claims from 9 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Theoretical and Computational Physics

   Rigorous Decimation-Based Construction of Ground Pure States for Spin-Glass Models on Random Lattices

   Cocco, Dubois, Mandler and Monasson · Physical Review Letters · 2003

   The paper gives a constructive, decimation-based scheme for finding pure states in a 3-spin glass on a random lattice, in agreement with Parisi's one-step replica symmetry breaking predictions.

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   1. UncheckedIn the 3-spin glass on a random lattice, below a critical number of couplings per spin, decimation removes every spin, giving the replica-symmetric phase.“When the number c of couplings per spin is smaller than some critical value c_d, all spins are eliminated at the end of decimation (RS phase).”
   2. UncheckedIn a certain range of couplings per spin, decimation leaves a reduced Hamiltonian whose ground states each seed a cluster of ground states of the original model.“In the range c_d<c<c_s, a reduced Hamiltonian is left; each ground state (GS) of the latter is a "seed" from which a cluster of GS of the original Hamiltonian can be reconstructed.”
   3. UncheckedIn the 3-spin glass model on a random lattice, above a critical coupling density c_s, ground states are frustrated, with energy per spin above -c.“Above c_s, GS are frustrated with an energy per spin larger than -c.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Theoretical and Computational Physics

   Threshold values, stability analysis, and high- q asymptotics for the coloring problem on random graphs

   Krząkała, Pagnani and Weigt · Physical Review E · 2004

   The paper studies colouring random graphs with q colours, derives a validity criterion for the 1RSB ansatz, and finds thresholds, large-q asymptotics and excited-state behaviour, giving a global phase diagram.

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   1. UncheckedThe authors give evidence that a one-step replica symmetry breaking solution yields exact thresholds for when random graphs stop being q-colourable.“We derive a general criterion for the validity of this ansatz and, applying it to the ground state, we provide evidence that the 1RSB solution gives exact threshold values c_q for the q-COL/UNCOL phase transition.”

3. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Proof of the satisfiability conjecture for large k

   Ding, Sly and Sun · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2014

   The paper proves that random k-SAT has a sharp satisfiability threshold for large k, gives its value from a statistical physics prediction, and introduces a new proof method.

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   1. UncheckedThe authors establish the point at which random k-SAT formulas switch from satisfiable to unsatisfiable, for all k above some fixed constant.“We establish the satisfiability threshold for random $k$-SAT for all $k\ge k_0$, with $k_0$ an absolute constant.”
   2. UncheckedFor random k-SAT with k large enough, the satisfiability threshold is given explicitly by the one-step replica symmetry breaking prediction from statistical physics.“We show that the threshold $α_*(k)$ is given explicitly by the one-step replica symmetry breaking prediction from statistical physics.”

4. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Proof of the satisfiability conjecture for large $k$

   Ding, Sly and Sun · Annals of Mathematics · 2022

   The paper proves that random k-SAT has a satisfiability threshold for large k, given explicitly by a statistical physics prediction, using a new method for moment calculations on random graphs.

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   1. UncheckedFor random k-SAT with k above some fixed constant, the authors establish a sharp threshold in clause density separating satisfiable from unsatisfiable formulas.“We establish the satisfiability threshold for random $k$-SAT for all $k\ge k_0$, with $k_0$ an absolute constant.”
   2. UncheckedFor large k, the point where random k-SAT formulas flip from satisfiable to unsatisfiable is given by a statistical-physics formula, the 1-RSB prediction.“We show that the threshold $\alpha_{\rm sat}(k)$ is given explicitly by the one-step replica symmetry breaking prediction from statistical physics.”

5. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Phase transitions in the q -coloring of random hypergraphs

   Gabrié, Dani, Semerjian and Zdeborová · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical · 2017

   The paper studies how solutions to random hypergraph coloring change as constraint density varies, giving explicit values for several phase transitions and asymptotic expansions when the number of colours or constraint size is large.

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   1. UncheckedFor random hypergraph bicoloring with 3 or 4 variables per constraint, the one-step replica-symmetry-breaking calculation does not give the colorability threshold.“Among other cases we revisit the hypergraph bicoloring problem ($q=2$) where we find that for $K=3$ and $K=4$ the colorability threshold is not given by the one-step-replica-symmetry-breaking analysis as the latter is unstable towards more levels of replica symmetry breaking.”
   2. UncheckedIn random hypergraph bicoloring (two colours) with constraints of four or more variables, the paper finds two distinct 1RSB solutions that coexist.“We also unveil and discuss the coexistence of two different 1RSB solutions in the case of $q=2$, $K \ge 4$.”

6. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Bicolouring random hypergraphs

   Castellani, Napolano, Ricci‐Tersenghi and Zecchina · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General · 2003

   The paper studies bicolouring random hypergraphs numerically and analytically, using the cavity method to predict phase transitions, and then tests the Survey Propagation algorithm on hard instances.

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   1. UncheckedThe predicted dynamic and static phase transition points for bicolouring random hypergraphs appear to agree with the results of a numerical algorithm.“These points appear to be in agreement with the results of the numerical algorithm.”

7. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   One-step replica symmetry breaking of random regular NAE-SAT I

   Nam, Sly and Sohn · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2020

   The paper proves that in random regular k-NAE-SAT the solution space condenses on a bounded number of clusters, as physics predicts, and that the overlap of two random solutions takes two values.

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   1. UncheckedIn random regular k-NAE-SAT, with probability bounded away from zero, most solutions lie in a bounded number of clusters sized comparably to the free energy scale.“Namely, we prove that with probability bounded away from zero, most of the solutions lie inside a bounded number of solution clusters whose sizes are comparable to the scale of the free energy.”
   2. UncheckedIn random regular k-NAE-SAT, the overlap between two independently drawn solutions is proved to concentrate at exactly two values.“Furthermore, we establish that the overlap between two independently drawn solutions concentrates precisely at two values.”

8. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Local geometry of NAE-SAT solutions in the condensation regime

   Sly and Sohn · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023

   The paper determines the local weak limit of a random solution in the random regular NAE-SAT model beyond the condensation threshold, a first such description for sparse random CSPs in the 1RSB class.

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   1. UncheckedPast the condensation threshold, a random solution seen locally around a variable has a complicated non-Markovian structure, as a few large clusters dominate.“This limit exhibits a complicated non-Markovian structure arising from the space of solutions being dominated by a small number of large clusters.”

9. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Satisfiability threshold for random regular NAE-SAT

   Ding, Sly and Sun · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2013

   The paper pins down the exact satisfiability threshold for random regular k-NAE-SAT, for large enough k, and verifies the one-step replica symmetry breaking prediction for this model.

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   1. UncheckedWhen the satisfiability threshold falls exactly on a whole number, random regular NAE-SAT is satisfiable with probability bounded away from zero and one.“If the threshold $d_*$ lands exactly on an integer, we show that the problem is satisfiable with probability bounded away from both zero and one.”