Undirected connectivity in log-space
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"Undirected connectivity in log-space" is a landmark theoretical computer science paper by Omer Reingold that proved the complexity classes L and SL are equal by giving a deterministic log-space algorithm for undirected graph connectivity.
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Target entity: Undirected connectivity in log-space Context triple: [Omer Reingold, notableWork, Undirected connectivity in log-space]
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Furst–Saxe–Sipser lower bounds
Furst–Saxe–Sipser lower bounds are foundational results in circuit complexity theory that established superpolynomial lower bounds for constant-depth Boolean circuits (AC⁰), demonstrating inherent limitations of such circuits for computing certain functions.
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Håstad’s switching lemma
Håstad’s switching lemma is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory that provides powerful bounds on the simplification of Boolean formulas under random restrictions, with major applications in circuit lower bounds.
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Lipton–Tarjan separator theorem
The Lipton–Tarjan separator theorem is a fundamental result in graph theory that shows any planar graph can be efficiently divided into roughly equal parts by removing only a relatively small set of vertices, enabling faster algorithms for many computational problems.
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MIP equals NEXP
MIP equals NEXP is a landmark complexity-theoretic result showing that problems solvable by multi-prover interactive proofs exactly match those solvable in nondeterministic exponential time.
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Valiant–Vazirani theorem
The Valiant–Vazirani theorem is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory showing that solving unique solutions of NP problems is, under randomized reductions, as hard as solving general NP problems, with major implications for the study of randomness and hardness of approximation.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Undirected connectivity in log-space Target entity description: "Undirected connectivity in log-space" is a landmark theoretical computer science paper by Omer Reingold that proved the complexity classes L and SL are equal by giving a deterministic log-space algorithm for undirected graph connectivity.
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A.
Furst–Saxe–Sipser lower bounds
Furst–Saxe–Sipser lower bounds are foundational results in circuit complexity theory that established superpolynomial lower bounds for constant-depth Boolean circuits (AC⁰), demonstrating inherent limitations of such circuits for computing certain functions.
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B.
Håstad’s switching lemma
Håstad’s switching lemma is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory that provides powerful bounds on the simplification of Boolean formulas under random restrictions, with major applications in circuit lower bounds.
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C.
Lipton–Tarjan separator theorem
The Lipton–Tarjan separator theorem is a fundamental result in graph theory that shows any planar graph can be efficiently divided into roughly equal parts by removing only a relatively small set of vertices, enabling faster algorithms for many computational problems.
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D.
MIP equals NEXP
MIP equals NEXP is a landmark complexity-theoretic result showing that problems solvable by multi-prover interactive proofs exactly match those solvable in nondeterministic exponential time.
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E.
Valiant–Vazirani theorem
The Valiant–Vazirani theorem is a fundamental result in computational complexity theory showing that solving unique solutions of NP problems is, under randomized reductions, as hard as solving general NP problems, with major implications for the study of randomness and hardness of approximation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | academic paper ⓘ |
| author | Omer Reingold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| complexityClassRelation |
L = SL
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L ⊆ SL ⓘ SL ⊆ L ⓘ |
| field |
computational complexity theory
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theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| hasAlgorithmProperty |
logarithmic space complexity
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polynomial time complexity ⓘ |
| implies | randomness is not needed for solving undirected connectivity in logarithmic space ⓘ |
| influencedArea |
construction of expander graphs
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derandomization of space-bounded algorithms ⓘ log-space algorithm design ⓘ |
| introducesOrDevelops | use of zig-zag product for space-bounded derandomization ⓘ |
| mainResult |
L = SL
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existence of a deterministic log-space algorithm for undirected graph connectivity ⓘ |
| problemAddressed | undirected graph connectivity ⓘ |
| proves |
every undirected graph connectivity instance can be solved in O(log n) space deterministically
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existence of a deterministic log-space algorithm for undirected s-t connectivity ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
L
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NL ⓘ RL NERFINISHED ⓘ SL ⓘ |
| relatedProblem |
directed graph connectivity
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s-t connectivity ⓘ |
| resultType |
complexity class collapse
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derandomization result ⓘ |
| shows |
symmetric log-space SL collapses to deterministic log-space L
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undirected connectivity is solvable in deterministic logarithmic space without randomness ⓘ undirected s-t connectivity is complete for L under log-space reductions ⓘ |
| significance |
established that SL does not provide more power than L for undirected connectivity
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landmark result in the study of log-space complexity classes ⓘ resolved a long-standing open problem in complexity theory about the power of randomness in space-bounded computation ⓘ |
| topic |
derandomization
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graph connectivity ⓘ logarithmic space algorithms ⓘ space complexity classes ⓘ space-bounded computation ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
expander graphs
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graph derandomization ⓘ zig-zag product of graphs ⓘ |
| yearAnnounced | early 2000s ⓘ |
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Subject: Undirected connectivity in log-space Description of subject: "Undirected connectivity in log-space" is a landmark theoretical computer science paper by Omer Reingold that proved the complexity classes L and SL are equal by giving a deterministic log-space algorithm for undirected graph connectivity.
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