Albert R Meyer March 13, 2013
SATfctr.1
Factoring reduces to SAT
Mathematics for Computer Science MIT 6.042J/18.062J
Albert R Meyer March 13, 2013
Why does SAT-solver break it?
SATfctr.‹#›
x y x⋅y
k bits k bits 2k bits multiplier circuit
size ≤ 5k2 _ _ __ _
- ___
Albert R Meyer March 13, 2013
Why does SAT-solver break it?
SATfctr.‹#›
x y
k bits k bits 2k bits multiplier circuit = n? equality circuit
n ::= pq
Albert R Meyer March 13, 2013
Why does SAT-solver break it?
SATfctr.‹#›
x y
k bits k bits 2k bits multiplier circuit = n? equality circuit
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
n ::= pq
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