Semidefinite programming and arithmetic circuit evaluation

dc.creatorTarasov, Sergey P.
dc.creatorVyalyi, Mikhail N.
dc.date2005-12-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:53:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:53:48Z
dc.descriptionA rational number can be naturally presented by an arithmetic computation (AC): a sequence of elementary arithmetic operations starting from a fixed constant, say 1. The asymptotic complexity issues of such a representation are studied e.g. in the framework of the algebraic complexity theory over arbitrary field. Here we study a related problem of the complexity of performing arithmetic operations and computing elementary predicates, e.g. ``='' or ``>'', on rational numbers given by AC. In the first place, we prove that AC can be efficiently simulated by the exact semidefinite programming (SDP). Secondly, we give a BPP-algorithm for the equality predicate. Thirdly, we put ``>''-predicate into the complexity class PSPACE. We conjecture that ``>''-predicate is hard to compute. This conjecture, if true, would clarify the complexity status of the exact SDP - a well known open problem in the field of mathematical programming.
dc.descriptionSubmitted to Special issue of DAM in memory of L.Khachiyan
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0512035
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0512035
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/105720
dc.subjectComputational Complexity
dc.subjectF.1.3
dc.titleSemidefinite programming and arithmetic circuit evaluation
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