Title
On The Probabilistic Degrees Of Symmetric Boolean Functions
Abstract
The probabilistic degree of a Boolean function f : {0, 1}(n) -> {0, 1} is defined to be the smallest d such that there is a random polynomial P of degree at most d that agrees with f at each point with high probability. Introduced by Razborov [Mat. Zametki, 41 (1987), pp. 598-607], upper and lower bounds on probabilistic degrees of Boolean functions-specifically symmetric Boolean functions-have been used to prove explicit lower bounds, design pseudorandom generators, and devise algorithms for combinatorial problems. In this paper, we characterize the probabilistic degrees of all symmetric Boolean functions up to polylogarithmic factors over all fields of fixed characteristic (positive or zero).
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1137/19M1294162
SIAM JOURNAL ON DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
probabilistic degree, symmetric Boolean function, computational complexity
Journal
35
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
0895-4801
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Srikanth Srinivasan113221.31
Utkarsh Tripathi213.05
S. Venkitesh313.05