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Main Authors: Hofstadler, Clemens, Kauers, Manuel, Seidl, Martina
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15848
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author Hofstadler, Clemens
Kauers, Manuel
Seidl, Martina
author_facet Hofstadler, Clemens
Kauers, Manuel
Seidl, Martina
contents Symmetries have been exploited successfully within the realms of SAT and QBF to improve solver performance in practical applications and to devise more powerful proof systems. As a first step towards extending these advancements to the class of dependency quantified Boolean formulas (DQBFs), which generalize QBF by allowing more nuanced variable dependencies, this work develops a comprehensive theory to characterize symmetries for DQBFs. We also introduce the notion of symmetry breakers of DQBFs, along with a concrete construction, and discuss how to detect DQBF symmetries algorithmically using a graph-based approach. Moreover, we empirically study the presence of symmetries in benchmark formulas and their impact on solving times.
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spellingShingle Symmetries of Dependency Quantified Boolean Formulas
Hofstadler, Clemens
Kauers, Manuel
Seidl, Martina
Logic in Computer Science
Symmetries have been exploited successfully within the realms of SAT and QBF to improve solver performance in practical applications and to devise more powerful proof systems. As a first step towards extending these advancements to the class of dependency quantified Boolean formulas (DQBFs), which generalize QBF by allowing more nuanced variable dependencies, this work develops a comprehensive theory to characterize symmetries for DQBFs. We also introduce the notion of symmetry breakers of DQBFs, along with a concrete construction, and discuss how to detect DQBF symmetries algorithmically using a graph-based approach. Moreover, we empirically study the presence of symmetries in benchmark formulas and their impact on solving times.
title Symmetries of Dependency Quantified Boolean Formulas
topic Logic in Computer Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15848