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A note on regular resolution

Eine Bemerkung zur regulären Resolution

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Tseitin [3] and Galil [1] have proven that for infinitely manyn there is a set of clausesS(n) of the propositional calculus of lengthn such that any regular resolution proof ofS(n) produces at least 2cn distinct new clauses for somec>0. We show that it is possible to obtain a much weaker but still non-polynomial bound of 2clog 2 n by a simpler argument.

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Tseitin [3] und Galil [1] haben gezeigt, daß es in der Aussagenlogik für unendlich vielen KlausenmengenS(n) der Längen gibt, so daß jeder reguläre Resolutionsbeweis fürS(n) mindestens 2cn (für einec>0) verschiedene Klausen enthält. Wir geben hier einen einfacheren Beweis für die viel schwächere aber dennoch nichtpolynomiale Schranke 2clog 2 n an.

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Justen, K. A note on regular resolution. Computing 26, 87–89 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02243428

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