The consistency problem for a class of algebraic structures asks for an algorithm to decide, for any given conjunction of equations, whether it admits a non-trivial satisfying assignment within some member of the clas...
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The consistency problem for a class of algebraic structures asks for an algorithm to decide, for any given conjunction of equations, whether it admits a non-trivial satisfying assignment within some member of the class. For the variety of all groups, this is the complement of the triviality problem, shown undecidable by by Adyan [Algorithmic unsolvability of problems of recognition of certain properties of groups. (Russian) Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR (N. S.) 103 (1955) 533-535] and Rabin [Recursive unsolvability of group theoretic problems, Ann. of Math. (2) 67 (1958) 172-194]. For the class of finite groups, it amounts to the triviality problem for profinite completions, shown undecidable by Bridson and Wilton [The triviality problem for profinite completions, Invent. Math. 202 (2015) 839-874]. We derive unsolvability of the consistency problem for the class of (finite) modular lattices and various subclasses;in particular, the class of all subspace lattices of finite-dimensional vector spaces over a fixed or arbitrary field of characteristic 0 and expansions thereof, e.g. the class of subspace ortholattices of finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces. The lattice results are used to prove unsolvability of the consistency problem for (finite) rings with unit and (finite) representable relation algebras. These results in turn apply to equations between simple expressions in Grassmann-Cayley algebra and to functional and embedded multivalued dependencies in databases.
We show that the consistency problem for Statistical EL ontologies, defined by Pe & ntilde;aloza and Potyka, is ExpTime-hard. Together with existing ExpTime upper bounds, we conclude ExpTime-completeness of the lo...
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We show that the consistency problem for Statistical EL ontologies, defined by Pe & ntilde;aloza and Potyka, is ExpTime-hard. Together with existing ExpTime upper bounds, we conclude ExpTime-completeness of the logic. Our proof goes via a reduction from the consistency problem for EL extended with negation of atomic concepts. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
We initiate a multi-parameter analysis of two well-known NP-hard problems on deterministic finite automata (DFAs): the problem of finding a short synchronizing word, and that of finding a DFA on few states consistent ...
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We initiate a multi-parameter analysis of two well-known NP-hard problems on deterministic finite automata (DFAs): the problem of finding a short synchronizing word, and that of finding a DFA on few states consistent with a given sample of the intended language and its complement. For both problems, we study natural parameterizations and classify them with the tools provided by Parameterized Complexity. Somewhat surprisingly, in both cases, rather simple FPT algorithms can be shown to be optimal, mostly assuming the (Strong) Exponential Time Hypothesis. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The development of forgery techniques for multimedia has recently become an important research topic. This paper proposes a new method to construct a tampered image based on the matting approach. Most previous matting...
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The development of forgery techniques for multimedia has recently become an important research topic. This paper proposes a new method to construct a tampered image based on the matting approach. Most previous matting techniques focus on the alpha estimation of the source image, since an accurate alpha matte can help with compositing the selected object into a new scene. However, the lighting conditions are inherently assumed to be coherent between the source image and the new scene. We propose an enhanced Bayesian matting method that adopts a new nearest-neighbor sampling method to extract color information. It can produce a more accurate alpha matte than previous methods, especially on the fuzzy boundaries. Furthermore, the paper deals with the lighting consistency problem. The proposed approach analyzes the color variations and shading effect and then adjusts the extracted foreground object to combine with the new background. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of our method by showing the forged results of the fuzzy object and the new background under different lighting conditions.
We present a new probabilistic algorithm to find a finite set of points intersecting the closure of each connected component of the realization of every sign condition over a family of real polynomials defining regula...
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We present a new probabilistic algorithm to find a finite set of points intersecting the closure of each connected component of the realization of every sign condition over a family of real polynomials defining regular hypersurfaces that intersect transversally. This enables us to show a probabilistic procedure to list all feasible sign conditions over the polynomials. In addition, we extend these results to the case of closed sign conditions over an arbitrary family of real multivariate polynomials. The complexity bounds for these procedures improve the known ones.
A version space is a collection of concepts consistent with a given set of positive and negative examples. Mitchell [Artificial Intelligence 18 (1982) 203-226] proposed representing a version space by its boundary set...
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A version space is a collection of concepts consistent with a given set of positive and negative examples. Mitchell [Artificial Intelligence 18 (1982) 203-226] proposed representing a version space by its boundary sets: the maximally general (G) and maximally specific consistent concepts (S). For many simple concept classes, the size of G and S is known to grow exponentially in the number of positive and negative examples. This paper argues that previous work on alternative representations of version spaces has disguised the real question underlying version space reasoning. We instead show that tractable reasoning with version spaces turns out to depend on the consistency problem, i.e., determining if there is any concept consistent with a set of positive and negative examples. Indeed, we show that tractable version space reasoning is possible if and only if there is an efficient algorithm for the consistency problem. Our observations give rise to new concept classes for which tractable version space reasoning is now possible, e.g., 1-decision lists, monotone depth two formulas, and halfspaces. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
It is known that the problem of determining consistency of a finite system of equations in a free group or a free monoid is decidable, but the corresponding problem for systems of equations in a free inverse monoid of...
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It is known that the problem of determining consistency of a finite system of equations in a free group or a free monoid is decidable, but the corresponding problem for systems of equations in a free inverse monoid of rank at least two is undecidable. Any solution to a system of equations in a free inverse monoid induces a solution to the corresponding system of equations in the associated free group in an obvious way, but solutions to systems of equations in free groups do not necessarily lift to solutions in free inverse monoids. In this paper, we show that the problem of determining whether a solution to a finite system of equations in a free group can be extended to a solution of the corresponding system in the associated free inverse monoid is decidable. We are able to use this to solve the consistency problem for certain classes of single-variable equations in free inverse monoids.
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Cortés, JMartínez, SUniv Illinois
Coordinated Sci Lab Urbana IL 61801 USA Univ Politecn Cataluna
EUPVG Dept Matemat Aplicada 4 Vilanova i la Geltru 08800 Spain Univ Twente
Syst Signals & Control Dept NL-7500 AE Enschede Netherlands CSIC
Inst Matemat & Fis Fundamental E-28006 Madrid Spain
We examine the problem of the consistency of the second-order differential equations associated with optimal control problems. This problem can be treated in a presymplectic framework by means of a constraint algorith...
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We examine the problem of the consistency of the second-order differential equations associated with optimal control problems. This problem can be treated in a presymplectic framework by means of a constraint algorithm. Two cases may arise: the regular one, already considered in the literature, and the degenerate one. The main contribution of this paper is the proposal of a discrete transition law for the optimal trajectories that reach a singular point. This discrete law respects both the geometry and the dynamical structure of the optimal control problem.
This text is a report on work progress. We introduce the class of cyclotomic model sets (mathematical quasicrystals) Λ ⊂ Z [ξn], where Z [ξn] is the ring of integers in the nth cyclotomic field Q (ξn), and discuss...
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The computational complexity of learning from binary examples is investigated for linear threshold neurons. We introduce combinatorial measures that create classes of infinitely many learning problems with sample rest...
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The computational complexity of learning from binary examples is investigated for linear threshold neurons. We introduce combinatorial measures that create classes of infinitely many learning problems with sample restrictions. We analyze how the complexity of these problems depends on the values for the measures. The results are established as dichotomy theorems showing that each problem is either NP-complete or solvable in polynomial time. In particular, we consider consistency and maximum consistency problems for neurons with binary weights, and maximum consistency problems for neurons with arbitrary weights. We determine for each problem class the dividing line between the NP-complete and polynomial-time solvable problems. Moreover, all efficiently solvable problems are shown to have constructive algorithms that require no more than linear time on a random access machine model. Similar dichotomies are exhibited for neurons with bounded threshold. The results demonstrate on the one hand that the consideration of sample constraints can lead to the discovery of new efficient algorithms for non-trivial learning problems. On the other hand, hard learning problems may remain intractable even for severely restricted samples.
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