The formula isomorphism problem

Agrawal, Manindra ; Thierauf, Thomas (2000) The formula isomorphism problem SIAM Journal on Computing, 30 (3). pp. 990-1009. ISSN 0097-5397

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1137/S0097539798343647

Abstract

We investigate the computational complexity of the formula isomorphism problem (FI): on input of two boolean formulas F and G decide whether there exists a permutation of the variables of G such that F and G become equivalent. FI is contained in Σ2 P, the second level of the polynomial hierarchy. Our main result is a one-round interactive proof for the complementary formula nonisomorphism problem (FNI), where the verifier has access to an NP-oracle. To obtain this, we use a result from learning theory by Bshouty et al. that boolean formulas can be learned probabilistically with equivalence queries and access to an NP-oracle. As a consequence, FI cannot be Σ2 P-complete unless the polynomial hierarchy collapses. Further properties of FI are shown: FI has and- and or-functions, the counting version, #FI, can be computed in polynomial time relative to FI, and FI is self-reducible.

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Keywords:Boolean Isomorphism Problems; Complexity Theory; Interactive Proofs; Learning Theory
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