On a Problem Posed by Maurice Nivat

dc.creatorBabenko, Maxim A.
dc.date2006-09-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:24:39Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:24:39Z
dc.descriptionConsider a $m \times n$ matrix $A$, whose elements are arbitrary integers. Consider, for each square window of size $2 \times 2$, the sum of the corresponding elements of $A$. These sums form a $(m - 1) \times (n-1)$ matrix $S$. Can we efficiently (in polynomial time) restore the original matrix $A$ given $S$? This problem was originally posed by Maurice Nivat for the case when the elements of matrix $A$ are zeros and ones. We prove that this problem is solvable in polynomial time. Moreover, the problem still can be efficiently solved if the elements of $A$ are integers from given intervals. On the other hand, for $2 \times 3$ windows the similar problem turns out to be NP-complete.
dc.description8 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0609230
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0609230
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/116436
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subjectLogic
dc.subject03D15, 68Q17, 90C10
dc.titleOn a Problem Posed by Maurice Nivat
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