SMT and Functional Equation Solving over the Reals: Challenges from the IMO

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Main Authors: Brown, Chad E., Chvalovský, Karel, Janota, Mikoláš, Olšák, Mirek, Ratschan, Stefan
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author Brown, Chad E.
Chvalovský, Karel
Janota, Mikoláš
Olšák, Mirek
Ratschan, Stefan
author_facet Brown, Chad E.
Chvalovský, Karel
Janota, Mikoláš
Olšák, Mirek
Ratschan, Stefan
contents We use SMT technology to address a class of problems involving uninterpreted functions and nonlinear real arithmetic. In particular, we focus on problems commonly found in mathematical competitions, such as the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), where the task is to determine all solutions to constraints on an uninterpreted function. Although these problems require only high-school-level mathematics, state-of-the-art SMT solvers often struggle with them. We propose several techniques to improve SMT performance in this setting.
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spellingShingle SMT and Functional Equation Solving over the Reals: Challenges from the IMO
Brown, Chad E.
Chvalovský, Karel
Janota, Mikoláš
Olšák, Mirek
Ratschan, Stefan
Logic in Computer Science
We use SMT technology to address a class of problems involving uninterpreted functions and nonlinear real arithmetic. In particular, we focus on problems commonly found in mathematical competitions, such as the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), where the task is to determine all solutions to constraints on an uninterpreted function. Although these problems require only high-school-level mathematics, state-of-the-art SMT solvers often struggle with them. We propose several techniques to improve SMT performance in this setting.
title SMT and Functional Equation Solving over the Reals: Challenges from the IMO
topic Logic in Computer Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.15645