Bounds for Hardness Condensation in the Query Model
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| author | Kayal, Chandrima Mittal, Rajat Nalli, Sai Soumya Paraashar, Manaswi Polisetty, Karthikeya Sarma, Jayalal Saurabh, Nitin |
| author_facet | Kayal, Chandrima Mittal, Rajat Nalli, Sai Soumya Paraashar, Manaswi Polisetty, Karthikeya Sarma, Jayalal Saurabh, Nitin |
| contents | For any Boolean function $f:\{0,1\}^n \to \{0,1\}$ with a complexity measure having value $k \ll n$, is it possible to restrict the function $f$ to $Θ(k)$ variables while keeping the complexity preserved at $Θ(k)$? This question, in the context of query complexity, was recently studied by G{ö}{ö}s, Newman, Riazanov and Sokolov (STOC 2024). They showed, among other results, that query complexity can not be condensed losslessly. They asked if complexity measures like block sensitivity or unambiguous certificate complexity can be condensed losslessly?
In this work, we show that decision tree measures like block sensitivity and certificate complexity, cannot be condensed losslessly. That is, there exists a Boolean function $f$ such that any restriction of $f$ to $O(\mathcal{M}(f))$ variables has $\mathcal{M}(\cdot)$-complexity at most $\tilde{O}(\mathcal{M}(f)^{2/3})$, where $\mathcal{M} \in \{\mathsf{bs},\mathsf{fbs},\mathsf{C},\mathsf{D}\}$. This also improves upon a result of G{ö}{ö}s, Newman, Riazanov and Sokolov (STOC 2024).
We also complement the negative results on lossless condensation with positive results about lossy condensation. In particular, we show that for every Boolean function $f$ there exists a restriction of $f$ to $O(\mathcal{M}(f))$ variables such that its $\mathcal{M}(\cdot)$-complexity is at least $Ω(\mathcal{M}(f)^{1/2})$, where $\mathcal{M} \in \{\mathsf{bs},\mathsf{fbs},\mathsf{C},\mathsf{UC}_{min},\mathsf{UC}_1,\mathsf{UC},\mathsf{D},\widetilde{\mathsf{deg}},λ\}$. We also show a slightly weaker positive result for randomized and quantum query complexity. |
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| spellingShingle | Bounds for Hardness Condensation in the Query Model Kayal, Chandrima Mittal, Rajat Nalli, Sai Soumya Paraashar, Manaswi Polisetty, Karthikeya Sarma, Jayalal Saurabh, Nitin Computational Complexity For any Boolean function $f:\{0,1\}^n \to \{0,1\}$ with a complexity measure having value $k \ll n$, is it possible to restrict the function $f$ to $Θ(k)$ variables while keeping the complexity preserved at $Θ(k)$? This question, in the context of query complexity, was recently studied by G{ö}{ö}s, Newman, Riazanov and Sokolov (STOC 2024). They showed, among other results, that query complexity can not be condensed losslessly. They asked if complexity measures like block sensitivity or unambiguous certificate complexity can be condensed losslessly? In this work, we show that decision tree measures like block sensitivity and certificate complexity, cannot be condensed losslessly. That is, there exists a Boolean function $f$ such that any restriction of $f$ to $O(\mathcal{M}(f))$ variables has $\mathcal{M}(\cdot)$-complexity at most $\tilde{O}(\mathcal{M}(f)^{2/3})$, where $\mathcal{M} \in \{\mathsf{bs},\mathsf{fbs},\mathsf{C},\mathsf{D}\}$. This also improves upon a result of G{ö}{ö}s, Newman, Riazanov and Sokolov (STOC 2024). We also complement the negative results on lossless condensation with positive results about lossy condensation. In particular, we show that for every Boolean function $f$ there exists a restriction of $f$ to $O(\mathcal{M}(f))$ variables such that its $\mathcal{M}(\cdot)$-complexity is at least $Ω(\mathcal{M}(f)^{1/2})$, where $\mathcal{M} \in \{\mathsf{bs},\mathsf{fbs},\mathsf{C},\mathsf{UC}_{min},\mathsf{UC}_1,\mathsf{UC},\mathsf{D},\widetilde{\mathsf{deg}},λ\}$. We also show a slightly weaker positive result for randomized and quantum query complexity. |
| title | Bounds for Hardness Condensation in the Query Model |
| topic | Computational Complexity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.00754 |