On the size of minimal unsatisfiable formulas
The electronic journal of combinatorics, Tome 16 (2009) no. 1
An unsatisfiable formula is called minimal if it becomes satisfiable whenever any of its clauses are removed. We construct minimal unsatisfiable $k$-SAT formulas with $\Omega(n^k)$ clauses for $k \geq 3$, thereby negatively answering a question of Rosenfeld. This should be compared to the result of Lovász [Studia Scientiarum Mathematicarum Hungarica 11, 1974, p113-114] which asserts that a critically 3-chromatic $k$-uniform hypergraph can have at most ${n\choose k-1}$ edges.
DOI :
10.37236/241
Classification :
68Q25, 68R10, 68T20, 05C65, 05C15, 05C35
Mots-clés : minimal unsatisfiable formulas, critically 3-connected hypergraphs
Mots-clés : minimal unsatisfiable formulas, critically 3-connected hypergraphs
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title = {On the size of minimal unsatisfiable formulas},
journal = {The electronic journal of combinatorics},
year = {2009},
volume = {16},
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Choongbum Lee. On the size of minimal unsatisfiable formulas. The electronic journal of combinatorics, Tome 16 (2009) no. 1. doi: 10.37236/241
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