Compressing CFI Graphs and Lower Bounds for the Weisfeiler-Leman Refinements

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Main Authors: Grohe, Martin, Lichter, Moritz, Neuen, Daniel, Schweitzer, Pascal
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author Grohe, Martin
Lichter, Moritz
Neuen, Daniel
Schweitzer, Pascal
author_facet Grohe, Martin
Lichter, Moritz
Neuen, Daniel
Schweitzer, Pascal
contents The $k$-dimensional Weisfeiler-Leman ($k$-WL) algorithm is a simple combinatorial algorithm that was originally designed as a graph isomorphism heuristic. It naturally finds applications in Babai's quasipolynomial time isomorphism algorithm, practical isomorphism solvers, and algebraic graph theory. However, it also has surprising connections to other areas such as logic, proof complexity, combinatorial optimization, and machine learning. The algorithm iteratively computes a coloring of the $k$-tuples of vertices of a graph. Since Fürer's linear lower bound [ICALP 2001], it has been an open question whether there is a super-linear lower bound for the iteration number for $k$-WL on graphs. We answer this question affirmatively, establishing an $Ω(n^{k/2})$-lower bound for all $k$.
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spellingShingle Compressing CFI Graphs and Lower Bounds for the Weisfeiler-Leman Refinements
Grohe, Martin
Lichter, Moritz
Neuen, Daniel
Schweitzer, Pascal
Discrete Mathematics
Data Structures and Algorithms
Logic in Computer Science
The $k$-dimensional Weisfeiler-Leman ($k$-WL) algorithm is a simple combinatorial algorithm that was originally designed as a graph isomorphism heuristic. It naturally finds applications in Babai's quasipolynomial time isomorphism algorithm, practical isomorphism solvers, and algebraic graph theory. However, it also has surprising connections to other areas such as logic, proof complexity, combinatorial optimization, and machine learning. The algorithm iteratively computes a coloring of the $k$-tuples of vertices of a graph. Since Fürer's linear lower bound [ICALP 2001], it has been an open question whether there is a super-linear lower bound for the iteration number for $k$-WL on graphs. We answer this question affirmatively, establishing an $Ω(n^{k/2})$-lower bound for all $k$.
title Compressing CFI Graphs and Lower Bounds for the Weisfeiler-Leman Refinements
topic Discrete Mathematics
Data Structures and Algorithms
Logic in Computer Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.11970