Title
Finding the Hardest Formulas for Resolution
Abstract
AbstractA CNF formula is harder than another CNF formula with the same number of clauses if it requires a longer resolution proof. In this paper we introduce resolution hardness numbers; they give for m=1,2,... the length of a shortest proof of a hardest formula on m clauses. We compute the first ten resolution hardness numbers, along with the corresponding hardest formulas. To achieve this, we devise a candidate filtering and symmetry breaking search scheme for limiting the number of potential candidates for hardest for- mulas, and an efficient SAT encoding for computing a shortest resolution proof of a given candidate formula.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1613/jair.1.12589
Hosted Content
DocType
Volume
Issue
Journal
72
1
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1076-9757
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tomás Peitl164.82
Stefan Szeider2134199.97