Piecewise Linear Valued CSPs Solvable by Linear Programming Relaxation
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Beitragende
Abstract
Valued constraint satisfaction problems (VCSPs) are a large class of combinatorial optimisation problems. The computational complexity of VCSPs depends on the set of allowed cost functions in the input. Recently, the computational complexity of all VCSPs for finite sets of cost functions over finite domains has been classified. Many natural optimisation problems, however, cannot be formulated as VCSPs over a finite domain. We initiate the systematic investigation of the complexity of infinite-domain VCSPs with piecewise linear homogeneous cost functions. Such VCSPs can be solved in polynomial time if the cost functions are improved by fully symmetric fractional operations of all arities. We show this by reducing the problem to a finite-domain VCSP which can be solved using the basic linear program relaxation. It follows that VCSPs for submodular PLH cost functions can be solved in polynomial time; in fact, we show that submodular PLH functions form a maximally tractable class of PLH cost functions.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | 1 |
Seiten (von - bis) | 7:1-7:35 |
Seitenumfang | 35 |
Fachzeitschrift | ACM transactions on computational logic |
Jahrgang | 23 |
Ausgabenummer | 1 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 1 Jan. 2022 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Externe IDs
Mendeley | 7fd2284c-1812-3092-bcbe-6ee4b0929433 |
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dblp | journals/tocl/BodirskyMV22 |
ORCID | /0000-0001-8228-3611/work/142241073 |
Schlagworte
DFG-Fachsystematik nach Fachkollegium
Fächergruppen, Lehr- und Forschungsbereiche, Fachgebiete nach Destatis
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Schlagwörter
- linear programming relaxation, piecewise linear functions, rational domain, submodularity, Valued constraint satisfaction