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Undecidable unary languages with linear-size circuits (UA​={1n:n∈A})

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Computer science Theoretical computer science Computational complexity theory Circuit complexity Circuit family Polynomial-size circuit family
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For any set of lengths A, choose at length n a constant-zero Boolean circuit when n∈/A, and an AND of all inputs when n∈A. This uses O(n+1) gates. If A is undecidable, so is UA​, yet it belongs to P/poly. Since all NP languages are decidable by certificate enumeration, this proves P/poly is not equal to NP; it does not resolve containment in the other direction.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2013 / iii / Paper 59 / 3 / a / Solution

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