A Note On The Natural Range Of Unambiguous-SAT

06/26/2023
by   Tayfun Pay, et al.
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We discuss the natural range of the Unambiguous-SAT problem with respect to the number of clauses. We prove that for a given Boolean formula in precise conjunctive normal form with n variables, there exist functions f(n) and g(n) such that if the number of clauses is greater than f(n) then the formula does not have a satisfying truth assignment and if the number of clauses is greater than g(n) then the formula either has a unique satisfying truth assignment or no satisfying truth assignment. The interval between functions f(n) and g(n) is the natural range of the Unambiguous-SAT problem. We also provide several counting rules and an algorithm that determine the unsatisfiability of some formulas in polynomial time.

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