Title
Partial Derivatives in Arithmetic Complexity and Beyond
Abstract
How complex is a given multivariate polynomial? The main point of this survey is that one can learn a great deal about the structure and complexity of polynomials by studying (some of) their partial derivatives. The bulk of the survey shows that partial derivatives provide essential ingredients in proving both upper and lower bounds for computing polynomials by a variety of natural arithmetic models. We will also see applications which go beyond computational complexity, where partial derivatives provide a wealth of structural information about polynomials (including their number of roots, reducibility and internal symmetries), and help us solve various number theoretic, geometric, and combinatorial problems.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1561/0400000043
Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science
Keywords
Field
DocType
upper and lower bounds,computational complexity
Discrete mathematics,Polynomial,Upper and lower bounds,Arithmetic,Partial derivative,Arithmetic circuit complexity,Multivariate polynomials,Mathematics,Homogeneous space,Computational complexity theory
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
6
1—2
1551-305X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
17
0.88
48
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xi Chen195066.32
Neeraj Kayal226319.39
Avi Wigderson382051064.31