Effective logic computation

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Author(s): Truemper K.
Publisher: Leibniz
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 491

Preface......Page 13
1.1 Overview......Page 16
1.2 History......Page 20
1.3 Logic Problems......Page 22
1.4 Prior Results......Page 24
1.5 Overall Approach......Page 32
1.6 Reading Guide......Page 35
2.2 Sets......Page 37
2.3 Propositional Logic......Page 38
2.4 First-Order Logic......Page 46
2.5 Graphs......Page 48
2.6 Matrices......Page 64
2.7 Complexity of Algorithms......Page 82
2.8 References......Page 83
3.1 Overview......Page 84
3.2 Definitions......Page 85
3.3 Minor......Page 92
3.4 Connectivity......Page 95
3.5 Finding Separations......Page 97
3.6 Sums......Page 116
3.7 Extensions and References......Page 121
4.1 Overview......Page 123
4.2 Basic Equations and Inequalities......Page 124
4.3 System B and Linear Algebra......Page 127
4.4 B-Independence System......Page 148
4.5 Connectivity......Page 156
4.6 Finding Separations......Page 160
4.7 Sums......Page 167
4.8 A Glimpse Ahead......Page 173
4.9 D-System......Page 175
4.10 Extensions and References......Page 181
5.1 Overview......Page 185
5.2 Centrality......Page 187
5.3 Properties of Centrality......Page 190
5.4 2SAT Matrices......Page 196
5.5 Nearly Negative Matrices......Page 202
5.6 Hidden Nearly Negative Matrices......Page 205
5.7 Balanced Matrices......Page 213
5.8 Comparison of Matrix Classes......Page 231
5.9 Extensions and References......Page 236
6.1 Overview......Page 243
6.2 Minimal Excluded Boolean Minors......Page 244
6.3 Minimal Excluded Subregions......Page 259
6.4 References......Page 269
7.1 Overview......Page 271
7.2 Definitions......Page 275
7.3 Characterizations......Page 277
7.4 Properties......Page 285
7.5 Algorithms......Page 290
7.6 Extensions......Page 296
8.1 Overview......Page 297
8.2 Algorithm for SAT and MINSAT......Page 300
8.3 Heuristic for Integer Programs......Page 306
8.4 Decomposition for 2SAT......Page 312
8.5 Decomposition for Hidden Near Negativity......Page 315
8.6 Decomposition for Network Property......Page 318
8.7 Extensions and References......Page 322
9.1 Overview......Page 328
9.2 Definitions and Properties......Page 329
9.3 Decomposition Algorithm......Page 332
9.4 Solution Algorithm......Page 337
9.5 Extensions and References......Page 342
10.1 Overview......Page 345
10.2 Review and Definitions......Page 346
10.3 Decomposition Algorithms......Page 349
10.4 Solution Algorithm......Page 356
10.5 Extensions......Page 363
11.1 Overview......Page 365
11.2 Definitions......Page 366
11.3 Decomposition Algorithm......Page 371
11.4 Solution Algorithm......Page 375
11.5 Extensions and References......Page 382
12.1 Overview......Page 384
12.2 Definitions......Page 385
12.3 Decomposition Algorithms......Page 391
12.4 Solution Algorithm......Page 396
12.5 Extensions......Page 406
13.1 Overview......Page 409
13.2 Structure of Solution Algorithms......Page 410
13.3 Algorithm for Component Matrix......Page 412
13.4 Analysis Algorithm......Page 416
13.5 Approximate Minimization......Page 429
13.6 Pre- and Postprocessing......Page 432
13.7 Extensions and References......Page 436
14.2 Review of Centrality and Semicentrality Results......Page 437
14.3 Construction of Central and Semicentral Classes......Page 441
14.4 Link to Analysis Algorithm......Page 443
14.5 Extensions and References......Page 445
References......Page 446
Author Index......Page 466
Subject Index......Page 472