Author: Johan Håstad
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Proving lower bounds on the amount of resources needed to compute specific functions is one of the most active branches of theoretical computer science. Significant progress has been made recently in proving lower bounds in two restricted models of Boolean circuits. One is the model of small depth circuits, and in this book Johan Torkel Hastad has developed very powerful techniques for proving exponential lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits' computing functions. The techniques described in Computational Limitations for Small Depth Circuitscan be used to demonstrate almost optimal lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits computing several different functions, such as parity and majority. The main tool used in the proof of the lower bounds is a lemma, stating that any AND of small fanout OR gates can be converted into an OR of small fanout AND gates with high probability when random values are substituted for the variables. Hastad also applies this tool to relativized complexity, and discusses in great detail the computation of parity and majority in small depth circuits. Contents:Introduction. Small Depth Circuits. Outline of Lower Bound Proofs. Main Lemma. Lower Bounds for Small Depth Circuits. Functions Requiring Depth k to Have Small Circuits. Applications to Relativized Complexity. How Well Can We Compute Parity in Small Depth? Is Majority Harder than Parity? Conclusions. John Hastad is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mathematics at MIT Computational Limitations of Small Depth Circuitsis a winner of the 1986 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award.
Computational Limitations of Small-depth Circuits
Author: Johan Håstad
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Proving lower bounds on the amount of resources needed to compute specific functions is one of the most active branches of theoretical computer science. Significant progress has been made recently in proving lower bounds in two restricted models of Boolean circuits. One is the model of small depth circuits, and in this book Johan Torkel Hastad has developed very powerful techniques for proving exponential lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits' computing functions. The techniques described in Computational Limitations for Small Depth Circuitscan be used to demonstrate almost optimal lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits computing several different functions, such as parity and majority. The main tool used in the proof of the lower bounds is a lemma, stating that any AND of small fanout OR gates can be converted into an OR of small fanout AND gates with high probability when random values are substituted for the variables. Hastad also applies this tool to relativized complexity, and discusses in great detail the computation of parity and majority in small depth circuits. Contents:Introduction. Small Depth Circuits. Outline of Lower Bound Proofs. Main Lemma. Lower Bounds for Small Depth Circuits. Functions Requiring Depth k to Have Small Circuits. Applications to Relativized Complexity. How Well Can We Compute Parity in Small Depth? Is Majority Harder than Parity? Conclusions. John Hastad is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mathematics at MIT Computational Limitations of Small Depth Circuitsis a winner of the 1986 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award.
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Proving lower bounds on the amount of resources needed to compute specific functions is one of the most active branches of theoretical computer science. Significant progress has been made recently in proving lower bounds in two restricted models of Boolean circuits. One is the model of small depth circuits, and in this book Johan Torkel Hastad has developed very powerful techniques for proving exponential lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits' computing functions. The techniques described in Computational Limitations for Small Depth Circuitscan be used to demonstrate almost optimal lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits computing several different functions, such as parity and majority. The main tool used in the proof of the lower bounds is a lemma, stating that any AND of small fanout OR gates can be converted into an OR of small fanout AND gates with high probability when random values are substituted for the variables. Hastad also applies this tool to relativized complexity, and discusses in great detail the computation of parity and majority in small depth circuits. Contents:Introduction. Small Depth Circuits. Outline of Lower Bound Proofs. Main Lemma. Lower Bounds for Small Depth Circuits. Functions Requiring Depth k to Have Small Circuits. Applications to Relativized Complexity. How Well Can We Compute Parity in Small Depth? Is Majority Harder than Parity? Conclusions. John Hastad is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mathematics at MIT Computational Limitations of Small Depth Circuitsis a winner of the 1986 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award.
Computational Limitations of Small-depth Circuits
Author: Johan Håstad
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Proving lower bounds on the amount of resources needed to compute specific functions is one of the most active branches of theoretical computer science. Significant progress has been made recently in proving lower bounds in two restricted models of Boolean circuits. One is the model of small depth circuits, and in this book Johan Torkel Hastad has developed very powerful techniques for proving exponential lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits' computing functions. The techniques described in Computational Limitations for Small Depth Circuitscan be used to demonstrate almost optimal lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits computing several different functions, such as parity and majority. The main tool used in the proof of the lower bounds is a lemma, stating that any AND of small fanout OR gates can be converted into an OR of small fanout AND gates with high probability when random values are substituted for the variables. Hastad also applies this tool to relativized complexity, and discusses in great detail the computation of parity and majority in small depth circuits. Contents:Introduction. Small Depth Circuits. Outline of Lower Bound Proofs. Main Lemma. Lower Bounds for Small Depth Circuits. Functions Requiring Depth k to Have Small Circuits. Applications to Relativized Complexity. How Well Can We Compute Parity in Small Depth? Is Majority Harder than Parity? Conclusions. John Hastad is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mathematics at MIT Computational Limitations of Small Depth Circuitsis a winner of the 1986 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award.
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Proving lower bounds on the amount of resources needed to compute specific functions is one of the most active branches of theoretical computer science. Significant progress has been made recently in proving lower bounds in two restricted models of Boolean circuits. One is the model of small depth circuits, and in this book Johan Torkel Hastad has developed very powerful techniques for proving exponential lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits' computing functions. The techniques described in Computational Limitations for Small Depth Circuitscan be used to demonstrate almost optimal lower bounds on the size of small depth circuits computing several different functions, such as parity and majority. The main tool used in the proof of the lower bounds is a lemma, stating that any AND of small fanout OR gates can be converted into an OR of small fanout AND gates with high probability when random values are substituted for the variables. Hastad also applies this tool to relativized complexity, and discusses in great detail the computation of parity and majority in small depth circuits. Contents:Introduction. Small Depth Circuits. Outline of Lower Bound Proofs. Main Lemma. Lower Bounds for Small Depth Circuits. Functions Requiring Depth k to Have Small Circuits. Applications to Relativized Complexity. How Well Can We Compute Parity in Small Depth? Is Majority Harder than Parity? Conclusions. John Hastad is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mathematics at MIT Computational Limitations of Small Depth Circuitsis a winner of the 1986 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award.
On the Power of Small-Depth Computation
Author: Emanuele Viola
Publisher: Now Publishers Inc
ISBN: 160198300X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
In this work we discuss selected topics on small-depth computation, presenting a few unpublished proofs along the way. The four sections contain: (1) A unified treatment of the challenge of exhibiting explicit functions that have small correlation with low-degree polynomials over {0, 1}.(2) An unpublished proof that small bounded-depth circuits (AC0) have exponentially small correlation with the parity function. The proof is due to Klivans and Vadhan; it builds upon and simplifies previous ones. (3) Valiant's simulation of log-depth linear-size circuits of fan-in 2 by sub-exponential size circuits of depth 3 and unbounded fan-in. To our knowledge, a proof of this result has never appeared in full. (4) Applebaum, Ishai, and Kushilevitz's cryptography in bounded depth.
Publisher: Now Publishers Inc
ISBN: 160198300X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
In this work we discuss selected topics on small-depth computation, presenting a few unpublished proofs along the way. The four sections contain: (1) A unified treatment of the challenge of exhibiting explicit functions that have small correlation with low-degree polynomials over {0, 1}.(2) An unpublished proof that small bounded-depth circuits (AC0) have exponentially small correlation with the parity function. The proof is due to Klivans and Vadhan; it builds upon and simplifies previous ones. (3) Valiant's simulation of log-depth linear-size circuits of fan-in 2 by sub-exponential size circuits of depth 3 and unbounded fan-in. To our knowledge, a proof of this result has never appeared in full. (4) Applebaum, Ishai, and Kushilevitz's cryptography in bounded depth.
Computational Complexity Theory
Author: Steven Rudich
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN: 082182872X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Computational Complexity Theory is the study of how much of a given resource is required to perform the computations that interest us the most. Four decades of fruitful research have produced a rich and subtle theory of the relationship between different resource measures and problems. At the core of the theory are some of the most alluring open problems in mathematics. This book presents three weeks of lectures from the IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute Summer School on computational complexity. The first week gives a general introduction to the field, including descriptions of the basic mo.
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN: 082182872X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Computational Complexity Theory is the study of how much of a given resource is required to perform the computations that interest us the most. Four decades of fruitful research have produced a rich and subtle theory of the relationship between different resource measures and problems. At the core of the theory are some of the most alluring open problems in mathematics. This book presents three weeks of lectures from the IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute Summer School on computational complexity. The first week gives a general introduction to the field, including descriptions of the basic mo.
Introduction to Circuit Complexity
Author: Heribert Vollmer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662039273
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
An advanced textbook giving a broad, modern view of the computational complexity theory of boolean circuits, with extensive references, for theoretical computer scientists and mathematicians.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662039273
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
An advanced textbook giving a broad, modern view of the computational complexity theory of boolean circuits, with extensive references, for theoretical computer scientists and mathematicians.
Computational Complexity and Property Testing
Author: Oded Goldreich
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030436624
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
This volume contains a collection of studies in the areas of complexity theory and property testing. The 21 pieces of scientific work included were conducted at different times, mostly during the last decade. Although most of these works have been cited in the literature, none of them was formally published before. Within complexity theory the topics include constant-depth Boolean circuits, explicit construction of expander graphs, interactive proof systems, monotone formulae for majority, probabilistically checkable proofs (PCPs), pseudorandomness, worst-case to average-case reductions, and zero-knowledge proofs. Within property testing the topics include distribution testing, linearity testing, lower bounds on the query complexity (of property testing), testing graph properties, and tolerant testing. A common theme in this collection is the interplay between randomness and computation.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030436624
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
This volume contains a collection of studies in the areas of complexity theory and property testing. The 21 pieces of scientific work included were conducted at different times, mostly during the last decade. Although most of these works have been cited in the literature, none of them was formally published before. Within complexity theory the topics include constant-depth Boolean circuits, explicit construction of expander graphs, interactive proof systems, monotone formulae for majority, probabilistically checkable proofs (PCPs), pseudorandomness, worst-case to average-case reductions, and zero-knowledge proofs. Within property testing the topics include distribution testing, linearity testing, lower bounds on the query complexity (of property testing), testing graph properties, and tolerant testing. A common theme in this collection is the interplay between randomness and computation.
Algorithms and Complexity
Author: Bozzano G Luisa
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080933912
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 1011
Book Description
This first part presents chapters on models of computation, complexity theory, data structures, and efficient computation in many recognized sub-disciplines of Theoretical Computer Science.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080933912
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 1011
Book Description
This first part presents chapters on models of computation, complexity theory, data structures, and efficient computation in many recognized sub-disciplines of Theoretical Computer Science.
Theory of Computational Complexity
Author: Ding-Zhu Du
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118031164
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
A complete treatment of fundamentals and recent advances in complexity theory Complexity theory studies the inherent difficulties of solving algorithmic problems by digital computers. This comprehensive work discusses the major topics in complexity theory, including fundamental topics as well as recent breakthroughs not previously available in book form. Theory of Computational Complexity offers a thorough presentation of the fundamentals of complexity theory, including NP-completeness theory, the polynomial-time hierarchy, relativization, and the application to cryptography. It also examines the theory of nonuniform computational complexity, including the computational models of decision trees and Boolean circuits, and the notion of polynomial-time isomorphism. The theory of probabilistic complexity, which studies complexity issues related to randomized computation as well as interactive proof systems and probabilistically checkable proofs, is also covered. Extraordinary in both its breadth and depth, this volume: * Provides complete proofs of recent breakthroughs in complexity theory * Presents results in well-defined form with complete proofs and numerous exercises * Includes scores of graphs and figures to clarify difficult material An invaluable resource for researchers as well as an important guide for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, Theory of Computational Complexity is destined to become the standard reference in the field.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118031164
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
A complete treatment of fundamentals and recent advances in complexity theory Complexity theory studies the inherent difficulties of solving algorithmic problems by digital computers. This comprehensive work discusses the major topics in complexity theory, including fundamental topics as well as recent breakthroughs not previously available in book form. Theory of Computational Complexity offers a thorough presentation of the fundamentals of complexity theory, including NP-completeness theory, the polynomial-time hierarchy, relativization, and the application to cryptography. It also examines the theory of nonuniform computational complexity, including the computational models of decision trees and Boolean circuits, and the notion of polynomial-time isomorphism. The theory of probabilistic complexity, which studies complexity issues related to randomized computation as well as interactive proof systems and probabilistically checkable proofs, is also covered. Extraordinary in both its breadth and depth, this volume: * Provides complete proofs of recent breakthroughs in complexity theory * Presents results in well-defined form with complete proofs and numerous exercises * Includes scores of graphs and figures to clarify difficult material An invaluable resource for researchers as well as an important guide for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, Theory of Computational Complexity is destined to become the standard reference in the field.
Limits to Parallel Computation
Author: Raymond Greenlaw
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195085914
Category : Computational complexity
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the most important topics in parallel computation. It is written so that it may be used as a self-study guide to the field, and researchers in parallel computing will find it a useful reference for many years to come. The first half of the book consists of an introduction to many fundamental issues in parallel computing. The second half provides lists of P-complete- and open problems. These lists will have lasting value to researchers in both industry and academia. The lists of problems, with their corresponding remarks, the thorough index, and the hundreds of references add to the exceptional value of this resource. While the exciting field of parallel computation continues to expand rapidly, this book serves as a guide to research done through 1994 and also describes the fundamental concepts that new workers will need to know in coming years. It is intended for anyone interested in parallel computing, including senior level undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and people in industry. As an essential reference, the book will be needed in all academic libraries.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195085914
Category : Computational complexity
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the most important topics in parallel computation. It is written so that it may be used as a self-study guide to the field, and researchers in parallel computing will find it a useful reference for many years to come. The first half of the book consists of an introduction to many fundamental issues in parallel computing. The second half provides lists of P-complete- and open problems. These lists will have lasting value to researchers in both industry and academia. The lists of problems, with their corresponding remarks, the thorough index, and the hundreds of references add to the exceptional value of this resource. While the exciting field of parallel computation continues to expand rapidly, this book serves as a guide to research done through 1994 and also describes the fundamental concepts that new workers will need to know in coming years. It is intended for anyone interested in parallel computing, including senior level undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and people in industry. As an essential reference, the book will be needed in all academic libraries.
Advances in Cryptology - CRYPTO '97
Author: Burton S.Jr. Kaliski
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540633846
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO'97, held in Santa Barbara, California, USA, in August 1997 under the sponsorship of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). The volume presents 35 revised full papers selected from 160 submissions received. Also included are two invited presentations. The papers are organized in sections on complexity theory, cryptographic primitives, lattice-based cryptography, digital signatures, cryptanalysis of public-key cryptosystems, information theory, elliptic curve implementation, number-theoretic systems, distributed cryptography, hash functions, cryptanalysis of secret-key cryptosystems.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540633846
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO'97, held in Santa Barbara, California, USA, in August 1997 under the sponsorship of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). The volume presents 35 revised full papers selected from 160 submissions received. Also included are two invited presentations. The papers are organized in sections on complexity theory, cryptographic primitives, lattice-based cryptography, digital signatures, cryptanalysis of public-key cryptosystems, information theory, elliptic curve implementation, number-theoretic systems, distributed cryptography, hash functions, cryptanalysis of secret-key cryptosystems.