Logical Methods in Computer Science (Jun 2014)

Small Stone in Pool

  • Samuel R. Buss,
  • Leszek Aleksander Kolodziejczyk

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2168/LMCS-10(2:16)2014
Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 10, Issue 2

Abstract

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The Stone tautologies are known to have polynomial size resolution refutations and require exponential size regular refutations. We prove that the Stone tautologies also have polynomial size proofs in both pool resolution and the proof system of regular tree-like resolution with input lemmas (regRTI). Therefore, the Stone tautologies do not separate resolution from DPLL with clause learning.

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