A BETTER ALGORITHM FOR RANDOM k-SAT

被引:40
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作者
Coja-Oghlan, Amin [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Warwick, Inst Math, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
[2] Univ Warwick, Dept Comp Sci, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
random structures; efficient algorithms; phase transitions; k-SAT; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; SURVEY PROPAGATION; HEURISTICS;
D O I
10.1137/09076516X
中图分类号
TP301 [理论、方法];
学科分类号
081202 ;
摘要
Let Phi be a uniformly distributed random k-SAT formula with n variables and m clauses. We present a polynomial time algorithm that finds a satisfying assignment of Phi with high probability for constraint densities m/n < (1 - epsilon(k))2(k) ln(k)/k, where epsilon(k) -> 0. Previously no efficient algorithm was known to find satisfying assignments with a nonvanishing probability beyond m/n = 1.817 . 2(k)/k [A. Frieze and S. Suen, J. Algorithms, 20 (1996), pp. 312-355].
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页码:2823 / 2864
页数:42
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