The phase transition in random Horn satisfiability and its algorithmic implications

dc.creatorIstrate, Gabriel
dc.date1999-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:24:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:24:28Z
dc.descriptionLet c>0 be a constant, and $Φ$ be a random Horn formula with n variables and $m=c\cdot 2^{n}$ clauses, chosen uniformly at random (with repetition) from the set of all nonempty Horn clauses in the given variables. By analyzing \PUR, a natural implementation of positive unit resolution, we show that $\lim_{n\goesto \infty} \PR ({$Φ$ is satisfiable})= 1-F(e^{-c})$, where $F(x)=(1-x)(1-x^2)(1-x^4)(1-x^8)... $. Our method also yields as a byproduct an average-case analysis of this algorithm.
dc.description26 pages. Journal version of papers in AIM'98, SODA'99. Submitted to Random Structures and Algorithms
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/9912001
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/9912001
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/33336
dc.subjectData Structures and Algorithms
dc.subjectComputational Complexity
dc.subjectF.2.2;I.1.2;G.3
dc.titleThe phase transition in random Horn satisfiability and its algorithmic implications
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