Fast Sampling Constraint Satisfaction Solutions via the Lovasz Local Lemma Yitong Yin Nanjing University International Joint Conference On Theoretical Computer Science(IJTCS)2021 融 Frontiers of Algorithmics Workshop(FAW)2021
Fast Sampling Constraint Satisfaction Solutions via the Lovász Local Lemma Yitong Yin Nanjing University International Joint Conference On Theoretical Computer Science (IJTCS) 2021 Frontiers of Algorithmics Workshop (FAW) 2021
Constraint Satisfaction Problem Φ=(V,Q,C) Variables:V={,..}with finite domains ... (local)Constraints:C=[C1,C2,...,Cm} each cC is defined on a subset vbl(c)of variables c:⑧g,→{True,False} iEvbl(c) ·CSP formula:Hx∈Q1×Q2×…×2n x)=∧c(o Example (k-SAT):Boolean variables V=[x1,x2.x3x,} k-CNFΦ=(：1VxV)A(x1VVx4)AxVx4Vx5) clause
• Variables: with finite domains • (local) Constraints: • each is defined on a subset vbl(c) of variables • CSP formula: • Example (k-SAT): Boolean variables V = {x1, x2,…, xn} Q1,…, Qn C = {c1, c2,…, cm} c ∈ C c : i∈ ⨂ 𝗏𝖻𝗅(c) Qi → {𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎, 𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚎} ∀x ∈ Q1 × Q2 × ⋯ × Qn Φ(x) = ⋀ c∈C c (x𝗏𝖻𝗅(c)) V = {x1, x2, x3, x4, x5} Φ = (x1 ∨ ¬x2 ∨ x3) ∧ (x1 ∨ x2 ∨ x4) ∧ (x3 ∨ ¬x4 ∨ ¬x5) Constraint Satisfaction Problem Φ = (V, Q,C) k-CNF clause
Lovasz Local Lemma (LLL) Variables take independent random values X1,X2,...,X ·Violation Probability:each c∈C is violated with prob.≤p Dependency Degree:each c e C shares variables with s D other constraints c'∈C,i.e.vbl(c)nvbl(c)≠⑦ LLL [Erdos,Lovasz,1975]: epD≤I→solution exists .Constructive LLL [Moser,Tardos,2010]: epD≤I→solution can be found very efficiently
• Variables take independent random values • Violation Probability: each is violated with prob. ≤ p • Dependency Degree: each shares variables with ≤ D other constraints , i.e. • LLL [Erdős, Lovász, 1975]: ⟹ solution exists • Constructive LLL [Moser, Tardos, 2010]: ⟹ solution can be found very efficiently X1, X2,…, Xn c ∈ C c ∈ C c′∈ C 𝗏𝖻𝗅(c) ∩ 𝗏𝖻𝗅(c′) ≠ ∅ epD ≤ 1 epD ≤ 1 Lovász Local Lemma (LLL)
Lovasz Local Lemma(LLL) ·(k,d)-CNF:Φ=(x1Vx2V3)∧(x1Vx2Vx4)A(x3Vx4Vx5) constraint width =k variable degree sd ·Uniform random X1,X,,Xn∈{True,False} Violation probability:p=2-k ·Dependency degree:D≤dk ·LLL:k之logd (k≥1og2d+log2k+O(1) LLL epD≤edk2-k≤1 a SAT solution exists Moser-Tados and can be found in O(dkn)time
Lovász Local Lemma (LLL) • (k, d)-CNF: • Uniform random • Violation probability: • Dependency degree: • LLL: ( ) Φ = (x1 ∨ ¬x2 ∨ x3) ∧ (x1 ∨ x2 ∨ x4) ∧ (x3 ∨ ¬x4 ∨ ¬x5) X1, X2, …, Xn ∈ {𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎, 𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚎} p = 2−k D ≤ dk k ≳ log d k ≥ log2 d + log2 k + O(1) c1 c2 c3 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 constraint width = k variable degree ≤ d a SAT solution exists and can be found in O(dkn) time epD ≤ edk2−k ≤ 1 LLL Moser-Tados
Sampling Counting Input:a CSP formula =(V,C) Output .(sampling)uniform random satisfying solution .(counting)#of satisfying solutions .u:uniform distribution over all satisfying solutions of Rejection Sampling generate a uniform random Vx∈Q1×Q2×…×2mi if (x)=True then accept else reject; u is the distribution of accept) SAT solutions may be exponentially rare!
• μ: uniform distribution over all satisfying solutions of Φ Sampling & Counting generate a uniform random ; if then accept else reject; is the distribution of ∀x ∈ Q1 × Q2 × ⋯ × Qm Φ(x) = 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎 μ (x ∣ accept) Rejection Sampling SAT solutions may be exponentially rare! Input: a CSP formula Output : • (sampling) uniform random satisfying solution • (counting) # of satisfying solutions Φ = (V, Q,C)
Sampling Counting Input:a CSP formula=(V,O,C) Output: .(sampling)almost uniform random satisfying solution .(counting)an estimation of of satisfying solutions exact counting is #P-hard self-reduction Almost Uniform [Jerrum,Valiant,Vazirani 1986] Approximate Sampling adaptive simulated annealing Counting [Stefankovic,Vempala,Vigoda 2009] Application:inference in probabilistic graphical models Gibbs distribution cw=Πc(a） where each c:&g→Ro iEvbl(c) Inference:Pr [X;=IXs =xs] X~u
• exact counting is #P-hard • • Application: inference in probabilistic graphical models Sampling & Counting Input: a CSP formula Output : • (sampling) uniform random satisfying solution • (counting) # of satisfying solutions Φ = (V, Q,C) an estimation of almost Almost Uniform Sampling Approximate Counting self-reduction [Jerrum, Valiant, Vazirani 1986] adaptive simulated annealing [Štefankovič, Vempala, Vigoda 2009] c : i∈ ⨂ 𝗏𝖻𝗅(c) μ Qi → ℝ≥0 (x) ∝ Φ(x) = ∏ c∈C c (x𝗏𝖻𝗅(c)) Inference: Pr X∼μ [Xi = ⋅ ∣ XS = xS] Gibbs where each distribution
Sampling k-SAT Solutions Sampling almost uniform k-SAT solution under LLL-like condition? Mathematics and Computation [Wigderson 2020]: COAFU7A0米 Ar Myeason "the solution space (and hence the natural Markov chain)is not connected" Random walk in solution space (Markov chain Monte Carlo,MCMC): e ere here! Rapid Mixing Slow (Torpid)Mixing Not Mixing
• Sampling almost uniform k-SAT solution under LLL-like condition? • Random walk in solution space (Markov chain Monte Carlo, MCMC): Sampling k-SAT Solutions “the solution space (and hence the natural Markov chain) is not connected” Mathematics and Computation [Wigderson 2020]: Rapid Mixing Slow (Torpid) Mixing Not Mixing We ere here!
Sampling k-SAT Solutions Sampling almost uniform SAT solution under LLL-like condition? constraint width =k LLL cond.: variable degree sd k之logd (k,d)-CNF Condition Complexity Technique Hermon,Sly,Zhang'16 monotone CNF [1] k之21ogd (dk)o(n log n MCMC Guo,Jerrum,Liu'17 s≥min(log dk/2)☒ (dk)o(n Partial Rejection Sampling k之21ogd Bezakova et al '16 k≤2logd-C NP-hard lower bound [1]Monotone CNF:all variables appear positively,e.g.=(x V2 VX)(x VX2Vx)A (x3 Vx V xs) [2]s:two dependent clauses share at least s variables. Moitra STOC'17 JACM'19 k之60logd nO(dk) Coupling LP Feng,Guo,Y.,Zhang'20 k之20logd 0(d2k3n1.000001 Projected MCMC
• Sampling almost uniform SAT solution under LLL-like condition? Sampling k-SAT Solutions (k,d)-CNF Condition Complexity Technique Hermon, Sly, Zhang ’16 monotone CNF [1] MCMC Guo, Jerrum, Liu ’17 s ≥ min(log dk, k/2) [2] Partial Rejection Sampling Bezáková et al ’16 NP-hard lower bound k ≳ 2 log d (dk) O(1) n log n k ≳ 2 log d (dk) O(1) n k ≤ 2 log d − C [1] Monotone CNF: all variables appear positively, e.g. [2] s: two dependent clauses share at least 𝑠 variables. Φ = (x1 ∨ x2 ∨ x3) ∧ (x1 ∨ x2 ∨ x4) ∧ (x3 ∨ x4 ∨ x5) Moitra STOC’17 JACM’19 k ≳ 60 log d Coupling + LP nO(d2 k2 ) Feng, Guo, Y., Zhang ’20 k ≳ 20 log d O ˜ (d2k3 n1.000001) Projected MCMC c1 c2 c3 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 constraint width = k variable degree ≤ d LLL cond.: k ≳ log d
Main Theorem (for CNF) [Feng,Guo,Y.,Zhang '20] For any sufficiently small 2-20,any (k,d)-CNF satisfying k≥201ogd+201ogk+31o 1 。Sampling algorithm: draw almost uniform SAT solution in time (d23+5) ·Counting algorithm: count SAT solutions approximately in time (d2k3n2+5)
Main Theorem (for CNF) For any sufficiently small , any (k,d)-CNF satisfying • Sampling algorithm: draw almost uniform SAT solution in time • Counting algorithm: count # SAT solutions approximately in time ζ ≤ 2−20 k ≥ 20 log d + 20 log k + 3 log 1 ζ O ˜ (d2 k3 n1+ζ ) O ˜ (d2 k3 n2+ζ ) [Feng, Guo, Y., Zhang ’20]
Markov Chain for k-SAT Glauber Dynamics (X]VX2VX3)A(VXV x5)A (x4 Vx5VX6) Start from an arbitrary satisfyingx[T,F)V At each step: ·pick i∈V uniformly at random resamplex~以(·|x) A:uniform distribution over all SAT solutionsx[T,F]V .(marginal distribution ofcond.on current values of all other variables
Markov Chain for k-SAT Start from an arbitrary satisfying At each step: • pick uniformly at random • resample x ∈ {𝚃, 𝙵}V i ∈ V xi ∼ μi ( ⋅ ∣ xV∖{i}) !" !# !$ !% !& !' !( (x1 ∨ ¬x2 ∨ x3) ∧ (x2 ∨ x7 ∨ x5) ∧ (x4 ∨ ¬x5 ∨ x6) T F • : uniform distribution over all SAT solutions • : marginal distribution of cond. on current values of all other variables μ x ∈ {𝚃, 𝙵}V μi ( ⋅ ∣ xV∖{i}) xi Glauber Dynamics
