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86 claims from 56 papers, showing 1–20 of 56

1. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Analytic and Algorithmic Solution of Random Satisfiability Problems

   Mézard, Parisi and Zecchina · Science · 2002

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   1. Unchecked“We show the existence of an intermediate phase below α c , where the proliferation of metastable states is responsible for the onset of complexity in search algorithms.”

2. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Where the really hard problems are

   Cheeseman, Kanefsky and Taylor · 1991

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   1. Unchecked“It is the high density of well-separated almost solutions (local minima) at this boundary that cause search algorithms to "thrash".”

3. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Critical Behavior in the Satisfiability of Random Boolean Expressions

   Kirkpatrick and Selman · Science · 1994

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   1. Unchecked“Similar sharp threshold behavior is observed for higher values of k .”
   2. Unchecked“Finite-size scaling, a method from statistical physics, can be used to characterize size-dependent effects near the threshold.”

4. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Approximating the unsatisfiability threshold of random formulas

   Kirousis, Kranakis, Kriz̧anc and Stamatiou · Random Structures and Algorithms · 1998

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   1. Unchecked“By letting the expected value of the first term of the sequence converge to zero, we obtain, by simple and elementary computations, an upper bound for κ equal to 4.667.”
   2. Unchecked“This technique generalizes in a straightforward manner to k-SAT for k>3.”

5. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Mick Gets Some (the Odds Are on His Side)

   Chvátal and Reed · OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) · 1992

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   1. Unchecked“In addition, we establish a threshold for 2-SAT; if k = 2 then F is satisfiable with probability 1 - o(1) whenever c < 1 and unsatisfiable with probability 1 - o(1) whenever c > 1.”

6. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   The scaling window of the 2‐SAT transition

   Bollobás, Borgs, Chayes, Kim and Wilson · Random Structures and Algorithms · 2001

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   1. Unchecked“We show that W(n,delta)=(1-Theta(n^{-1/3}),1+Theta(n^{-1/3})), where the constants implicit in Theta depend on delta.”
   2. Unchecked“Using this order parameter, we prove that the 2-SAT phase transition is continuous with an order parameter critical exponent of 1.”
   3. Unchecked“We also determine the values of two other critical exponents, showing that the exponents of 2-SAT are identical to those of the random graph.”

7. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Algorithmic Barriers from Phase Transitions

   Achlioptas and Coja‐Oghlan · 2013

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   1. Unchecked“We prove that the factor of 2 corresponds in a precise mathematical sense to a phase transition in the geometry of this set.”
   2. Unchecked“To prove our results we develop a general technique that allows us to prove rigorously much of the celebrated 1-step Replica-Symmetry-Breaking hypothesis of statistical physics for random CSPs.”

8. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Typical random 3-SAT formulae and the satisfiability threshold

   Dubois, Boufkhad and Mandler · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2002

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   1. Unchecked“We show its efficiency in obtaining a jump from the previous upper bounds, lowering them to 4.506.”
   2. Unchecked“The method combines well with other techniques, and also applies to other problems, such as the 3-colourability of random graphs.”

9. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

   Lower bounds for random 3-SAT via differential equations

   Achlioptas · Theoretical Computer Science · 2001

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   1. Unchecked“We show how differential equations can serve as a generic tool for analyzing such algorithms by rederiving most of the known lower bounds for random 3-SAT in a simple, uniform manner.”

10. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Survey propagation: an algorithm for satisfiability

    Braunstein, Mézard and Zecchina · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2002

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    1. Unchecked“We introduce a new type of message passing algorithm which allows to find efficiently a satisfiable assignment of the variables in the difficult region.”

11. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Random k ‐SAT: Two Moments Suffice to Cross a Sharp Threshold

    Achlioptas and Moore · SIAM Journal on Computing · 2006

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    1. Unchecked“As a corollary, we establish that the threshold for random k‐SAT is of order $\Theta(2^k)$, resolving a long‐standing open problem.”

12. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Landscape analysis of constraint satisfaction problems

    Krząkała and B · Physical Review E · 2007

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    1. Unchecked“This point has a simple geometric meaning and can be in principle determined with standard Statistical Mechanical methods, thus pushing the analytic bound up to which problems are guaranteed to be easy.”

13. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Algorithmic Barriers from Phase Transitions

    Achlioptas and Coja-Oghlan · Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science · 2008

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    1. Unchecked“We prove that the factor of 2 corresponds in a precise mathematical sense to a phase transition in the geometry of this set.”
    2. Unchecked“We prove that a completely analogous phase transition also occurs both in random $k$-SAT and in random hypergraph 2-coloring.”

14. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    A variational description of the ground state structure in random satisfiability problems

    Biroli, Monasson and Weigt · The European Physical Journal B · 2000

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    1. Unchecked“At the second threshold $α_c \simeq 4.48$, satisfying assignments disappear and a finite fraction $B_0 \simeq 0.13$ of variables are overconstrained and take the same values in all optimal (though unsatisfying) assignments.”
    2. Unchecked“At the first one $α_s \simeq 3.96$, a non-trivial organization of the solution space in geometrically separated clusters emerges.”
    3. Unchecked“For the mixed $2+p$-SAT with $p<2/5$, the behavior is as expected much simpler: a unique smooth transition from SAT to UNSAT takes place at $α_c=1/(1-p)$.”

15. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    A new look at survey propagation and its generalizations

    Maneva, Mossel and Wainwright · Journal of the ACM · 2007

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    1. Unchecked“We then show that applying belief propagation---a well-known “message-passing” technique for estimating marginal probabilities---to this family of MRFs recovers a known family of algorithms, ranging from pure survey propagation at one extreme (ρ = 1) to stan…
    2. Unchecked“To that end, we investigate the associated lattice structure, and prove a weight-preserving identity that shows how any MRF with ρ > 0 can be viewed as a “smoothed” version of the uniform distribution over satisfying assignments (ρ = 0).”

16. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Going after the k-SAT threshold

    Coja-Oghlan and Panagiotou · ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC) · 2013

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    1. Unchecked“This technique enables us to compute the $k$-SAT threshold up to an additive $\ln2-\frac12+O(1/k)\approx 0.19$.”

17. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    On the Freezing of Variables in Random Constraint Satisfaction Problems

    Semerjian · Journal of Statistical Physics · 2007

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    1. Unchecked“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.”

18. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Instability of one-step replica-symmetry-broken phase in satisfiability problems

    A, Parisi and Ricci‐Tersenghi · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General · 2004

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    1. Unchecked“It turns out that 1RSB is always unstable at sufficiently small clauses density alpha or high energy.”
    2. Unchecked“On the other hand, the SAT-UNSAT phase transition seems to be correctly described within 1RSB.”

19. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Survey propagation as local equilibrium equations

    Braunstein and Zecchina · Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment · 2004

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    1. Unchecked“We show that these equations can be derived as sum-product equations for the computation of marginals in an extended space where the variables are allowed to take an additional value -- $*$ -- when they are not forced by the combinatorial constraints.”

20. Computer Science › Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

    Statistical mechanics of the random K -satisfiability model

    Monasson and Zecchina · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 1997

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    1. Unchecked“The annealed approximation is proven to be exact for large K.”