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求解约束满足问题的仿射整数松弛方法的局限性

Limitations of Affine Integer Relaxations for Solving Constraint Satisfaction Problems

RWTH Aachen University(亚琛工业大学);University of Cambridge(剑桥大学)

Moritz Lichter, Benedikt Pago

AI总结:

该研究指出,基于仿射整数松弛的算法无法解决所有可处理的CSP,推翻了相关猜想。

摘要:

我们证明了各种最近用于有限域约束满足问题(CSP)的算法,这些算法基于求解其仿射整数松弛,无法解决所有可处理的以及甚至所有Maltsev CSPs。这使它们无法成为通用多项式时间CSP算法的候选者。这些算法是Z-仿射k一致性、BLP+AIP、BA^k和CLAP。我们因此回答了Brakensiek、Guruswami、Wrochna和Živný是否BLP+AIP能解决所有可处理的CSP的问题,答案是否定的。我们还推翻了Dalmau和Opršal(LICS 2024)的猜测,即每个CSP要么被Z-仿射k一致性解决,要么从3着色问题可归约到Datalog。对于基于仿射松弛的上同调k一致性算法,我们证明它正确解决了我们的反例,但在NP难模板上失败。

英文摘要:

We show that various recent algorithms for finite-domain constraint satisfaction problems (CSP), which are based on solving their affine integer relaxations, do not solve all tractable and not even all Maltsev CSPs. This rules them out as candidates for a universal polynomial-time CSP algorithm. The algorithms are $\mathbb{Z}$-affine $k$-consistency, BLP+AIP, BA$^{k}$, and CLAP. We thereby answer a question by Brakensiek, Guruswami, Wrochna, and Živný whether BLP+AIP solves all tractable CSPs in the negative. We also refute a conjecture by Dalmau and Opršal (LICS 2024) that every CSP is either solved by $\mathbb{Z}$-affine $k$-consistency or admits a Datalog reduction from 3-colorability. For the cohomological $k$-consistency algorithm, that is also based on affine relaxations, we show that it correctly solves our counterexample but fails on an NP-complete template.

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