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87 claims from 57 papers, showing 41–57 of 57

1. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   The Freezing Threshold for k -Colourings of a Random Graph

   Molloy · Journal of the ACM · 2018

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   1. Unchecked“We prove that for random graphs with density above r f k , almost every colouring is such that a linear number of vertices are frozen, meaning that their colour cannot be changed by a sequence of alterations whereby we change the colours of o ( n ) vertices…
   2. Unchecked“When the density is below r f k , then almost every colouring is such that every vertex can be changed by a sequence of alterations where we change O (log n ) vertices at a time.”

2. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   A new upper bound for 3-SAT

   Dı́az, Kirousis, Mitsche and Pérez‐Giménez · RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) · 2008

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   1. Unchecked“We show that a randomly chosen $3$-CNF formula over $n$ variables with clauses-to-variables ratio at least $4.4898$ is asymptotically almost surely unsatisfiable.”

3. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   The replica symmetric phase of random constraint satisfaction problems

   Coja-Oghlan, Kapetanopoulos and Müller · Combinatorics Probability Computing · 2019

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   1. Unchecked“In this paper we prove these physics predictions for a broad class of random constraint satisfaction problems.”
   2. Unchecked“Additionally, we obtain contiguity results that have implications on Bayesian inference tasks, a subject that has received a great deal of interest recently (e.g., [Banks et al., COLT 2016]).”

4. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Optimal testing for planted satisfiability problems

   Berthet · Electronic Journal of Statistics · 2015

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   1. Unchecked“We also address algorithmic issues, and give a computationally efficient test with optimal statistical performance.”

5. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Behavior of heuristics on large and hard satisfiability problems

   Ardelius and Aurell · Physical Review E · 2006

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   1. Unchecked“We show that ASAT solves instances as large as one million variables in linear time, on average, up to 4.21 clauses per variable for random 3SAT.”
   2. Unchecked“For K higher than 3, ASAT appears to solve instances at the ``FRSB threshold'' in linear time, up to K=7.”

6. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Counting Solutions to Random CNF Formulas

   Galanis, Goldberg, Guo and Yang · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2019

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   1. Unchecked“We give the first efficient algorithm to approximately count the number of solutions in the random $k$-SAT model when the density of the formula scales exponentially with $k$.”

7. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Schur Number Five

   Heule · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2017

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   1. Unchecked“We obtained the solution, n = 160, by encoding the problem into propositional logic and applying massively parallel satisfiability solving techniques on the resulting formula.”

8. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Super solutions of random (3 + p)-SAT

   Bin and Zhou · Theoretical Computer Science · 2019

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   1. Unchecked“This paper studies the ( 1 , 0 ) -satisfiability of random ( 3 + p ) -SAT and obtains rigorous results that the exact ( 1 , 0 ) -satisfiability threshold is r p ⁎ = 1 / 3 ( 1 − p ) if p ≤ 3 / 7 .”
   2. Unchecked“For p ≥ 3 / 7 , we give lower and upper bounds of the ( 1 , 0 ) -satisfiability threshold, where the lower bound is obtained by using the Unit-Clause algorithm, and the upper bound is obtained by using a novel way to count precisely the subset of all ( 1 , 0…

9. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   On the Solution-Space Geometry of Random Constraint Satisfaction Problems

   Achlioptas and Ricci‐Tersenghi · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2006

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   1. Unchecked“In particular, we prove that much before solutions disappear, they organize into an exponential number of clusters, each of which is relatively small and far apart from all other clusters.”
   2. Unchecked“Moreover, inside each cluster most variables are frozen, i.e., take only one value.”

10. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    2+p-SAT: Relation of Typical-Case Complexity to the Nature of the Phase Transition

    Monasson, Zecchina, Kirkpatrick, Selman and Troyansky · arXiv (Cornell University) · 1999

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    1. Unchecked“The random first order transition combines properties of the 1st order (discontinuous onset of order) and 2nd order (with power law scaling, e.g. of the width of the the critical region in a finite system) transitions known in the physics of pure solids.”

11. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    The Threshold for Random k-SAT is 2^k ln2 - O(k)

    Achlioptas and Peres · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2003

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    1. Unchecked“We prove that there exists a sequence t_k = O(k) such that if r < 2^k ln 2 - t_k, then the formula F is satisfiable with probability that tends to 1 as n tends to infinity.”

12. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Finite-size scaling in random K -satisfiability problems

    Lee, Ha, Jeon and Jeong · Physical Review E · 2010

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    1. Unchecked“Using the FSS theory of nonequilibrium absorbing phase transitions, we show that the density of unsatisfied clauses clearly indicates the transition from the solvable (absorbing) phase to the unsolvable (active) phase as varying the noise parameter and the d…
    2. Unchecked“Based on the solution clustering (percolation-type) argument, we conjecture two possible values of the FSS exponent, which are confirmed reasonably well in numerical simulations for 2 ≤ K ≤ 3.”

13. 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

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    1. Unchecked“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. Unchecked“Furthermore, we establish that the overlap between two independently drawn solutions concentrates precisely at two values.”

14. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Local geometry of NAE-SAT solutions in the condensation regime

    Sly and Sohn · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023

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    1. Unchecked“This limit exhibits a complicated non-Markovian structure arising from the space of solutions being dominated by a small number of large clusters.”

15. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Satisfiability threshold for random regular NAE-SAT

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

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    1. Unchecked“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.”

16. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Frozen variables in random boolean constraint satisfaction problems

    Molloy and Ricardo · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2012

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    1. Unchecked“If the constraint-density is less than r^f, then almost every solution has o(n) frozen variables.”

17. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Reweighted belief propagation and quiet planting for random K-SAT

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

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    1. Unchecked“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. Unchecked“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 prob…