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Lower bounds for unrestricted boolean circuits : Open problems. / Kulikov, Alexander S.
Computer Science - Theory and Applications - 13th International Computer Science Symposium in Russia, CSR 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Vladimir V. Podolskii; Fedor V. Fomin. Springer Nature, 2018. p. 15-22 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10846 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Lower bounds for unrestricted boolean circuits
T2 - 13th International Computer Science Symposium in Russia, CSR 2018
AU - Kulikov, Alexander S.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - To prove that P ≠ NP, it suffices to prove a superpolynomial lower bound on Boolean circuit complexity of a function from NP. Currently, we are not even close to achieving this goal: we do not know how to prove a 4n lower bound. What is more depressing is that there are almost no techniques for proving circuit lower bounds. In this note, we briefly review various approaches that could potentially lead to stronger linear or superlinear lower bounds for unrestricted Boolean circuits (i.e., circuits with no restriction on depth, fan-out, or basis).
AB - To prove that P ≠ NP, it suffices to prove a superpolynomial lower bound on Boolean circuit complexity of a function from NP. Currently, we are not even close to achieving this goal: we do not know how to prove a 4n lower bound. What is more depressing is that there are almost no techniques for proving circuit lower bounds. In this note, we briefly review various approaches that could potentially lead to stronger linear or superlinear lower bounds for unrestricted Boolean circuits (i.e., circuits with no restriction on depth, fan-out, or basis).
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-90530-3_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-90530-3_2
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85048046140
SN - 9783319905297
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 15
EP - 22
BT - Computer Science - Theory and Applications - 13th International Computer Science Symposium in Russia, CSR 2018, Proceedings
A2 - Podolskii, Vladimir V.
A2 - Fomin, Fedor V.
PB - Springer Nature
Y2 - 6 June 2018 through 10 June 2018
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