DOI

One of the major open problems in proof complexity is to prove lower bounds on AC0[p]-Frege proof systems. As a step toward this goal Impagliazzo, Mouli and Pitassi in a recent paper suggested to prove lower bounds on the size for Polynomial Calculus over the {± 1} basis. In this paper we show a technique for proving such lower bounds and moreover we also give lower bounds on the size for Sum-of-Squares over the {± 1} basis. We show lower bounds on random "-CNF formulas and formulas composed with a gadget. As a byproduct, we establish a separation between Polynomial Calculus and Sum-of-Squares over the {± 1} basis by proving a lower bound on the Pigeonhole Principle.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSTOC 2020 - Proceedings of the 52nd Annual ACM SIGACT Symposium on Theory of Computing
EditorsKonstantin Makarychev, Yury Makarychev, Madhur Tulsiani, Gautam Kamath, Julia Chuzhoy
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages78-90
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781450369794
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Jun 2020
Event52nd Annual ACM SIGACT Symposium on Theory of Computing, STOC 2020 - Chicago, United States
Duration: 22 Jun 202026 Jun 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing
ISSN (Print)0737-8017

Conference

Conference52nd Annual ACM SIGACT Symposium on Theory of Computing, STOC 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period22/06/2026/06/20

    Scopus subject areas

  • Software

    Research areas

  • Lower bounds, Polynomial calculus, Proof complexity, Random formulas, Sum-of-squares

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