关于NP完全问题的2个直观理解 ·什么是NP完全问题: ·在多项式时间内可以“verifiable”的问题 ·什么是verifiable? ·给定一个certification,比如3SAT问题的一个变元赋值,验算其是否是可满足的! ·为什么优化问题不能直接用NP完全性来考察? ·比如最短哈密尔顿回路? ·任意给一个certification,无法断定其是否最短! ·但是有不少优化问题是“很难”的,怎么办? ·优化问题和判定问题的“转化”定义 ·优化问题对应的判定问题“很难”=》优化问题也“很难
关于NP完全问题的2个直观理解 • 什么是NP完全问题: • 在多项式时间内可以“verifiable”的问题 • 什么是verifiable? • 给定一个certification,比如3SAT问题的一个变元赋值,验算其是否是可满足的! • 为什么优化问题不能直接用NP完全性来考察? • 比如最短哈密尔顿回路? • 任意给一个certification,无法断定其是否最短! • 但是有不少优化问题是“很难”的,怎么办? • 优化问题和判定问题的“转化”定义 • 优化问题对应的判定问题“很难”=》优化问题也“很难
问题1:这个定理想说明的道理是什么? Lemma 34.1 Let O be an abstract decision problem on an instance set I,and let el and e2 be polynomially related encodings on I.Then,e1(O)E P if and only if e2(O)E P. For some set I of problem instances,we say that two en- codings e and e2 are polynomially related if there exist two polynomial-time com- putable functions fi2 and f21 such that for any iI,we have fi2(e1(i))=e2(i) andf21(e2(i)=e1(i).5 证明要点:两次多项式时间的计算的串行组合,仍然是 多项式时间的
问题1:这个定理想说明的道理是什么? 证明要点:两次多项式时间的计算的串行组合,仍然是 多项式时间的
Reduction yes instance a polynomial-time instance B polynomial-time yes ofA reduction algorithm of B algorithm to decide B no >no polynomial-time algorithm to decide A it provides us a way to solve problem A i 什么叫 1. Given an instance o of problem 4.use a polynomial to transform it to an instance B of problem B. transform? 2.Run the polynomial-time decision algorithm for B on the instance B. 3.Use the answer for B as the answer for a
Reduction 什么叫 transform?
问题2: 2.1A和B问题,哪个可能更容易?为什么? In other words,by"reducing" solving problem A to solving problem B,we use the"easiness"of B to prove the ‘easiness'”ofA. 2.2 reduce方法的更深用意在于证明某个问题有 多难(比如NPC难),证明哪个问题难? instance a polynomial-time instance B polynomial-time yes yes ofA reduction algorithm of B algorithm to decide B no no polynomial-time algorithm to decide A
问题2: 2.1 A和B问题,哪个可能更容易?为什么? 2.2reduce方法的更深用意在于证明某个问题有 多难(比如NPC难),证明哪个问题难?
问题3: ·算法A接受一个语言和算法A判定一个语言有什么区别? The language accepted by an algorithm A is the set of strings L={xE(0,1)*:A(x)=13,that is,the set of strings that the algorithm accepts. A language L is decided by an algorithm A if every binary string in L is accepted by A and every binary string not in L is rejected by A. to accept a language,an algorithm need only produce an answer when provided a string in L,but to decide a language,it must correctly accept or reject every string in{0,1}
问题3: • 算法A接受一个语言和算法A判定一个语言有什么区别?
P类问题的定义: P=L 0,1*:there exists an algorithm A that decides L in polynomial time}. 问题4:这个定理,想表达什么? Theorem 34.2 P={L:L is accepted by a polynomial-time algorithm}
P类问题的定义: 问题4:这个定理,想表达什么?
In fact,P is also the class of languages that can be accepted in polynomial time. Theorem 34.2 P={L:L is accepted by a polynomial-time algorithm}. •证明: ·为何我们只需证明被接受的语言(问题)一定可 以被判定? ·How to do it? 用接受这个语言的算法A来构造判定这个语言的算法A' 1)多项式算法A最多cnk步执行可以接受L的某个实例x 2)A'算法:接受任意的Σ*上的实例x,同样执行这cnk步,然后如果A接 受了x,A返回1,否则返回0 3)A'算法判定了L,并且是多项式时间算法
•证明: •为何我们只需证明被接受的语言(问题)一定可 以被判定? •How to do it? 用接受这个语言的算法A来构造判定这个语言的算法A’ 1)多项式算法A最多cnk步执行可以接受L的某个实例x 2)A’算法:接受任意的Σ*上的实例x,同样执行这cnk步,然后如果A接 受了x,A’返回1,否则返回0 3)A’算法判定了L,并且是多项式时间算法
定理证明中有: If A has accepted x,then A'accepts x by outputting a 1.If A has not accepted x,then A'rejects x by outputting a 0. 这里面隐含了接受和判定的细微区别。你能解释一下吗?
定理证明中有: 这里面隐含了接受和判定的细微区别。你能解释一下吗?
问题5:我们为什么要引入“多项式时间 验证”某个语言(问题)? We define a verification algorithm as being a two-argument algorithm A,where one argument is an ordinary input string x and the other is a binary string y called a certificate.A two-argument algorithm A verifies an input string x if there exists a certificate y such that A(x,y)=1.The language verified by a verification algorithm A is L={x∈{0,l}*:there exists y∈{0,l}*such that A(x,y)=l}
问题5:我们为什么要引入“多项式时间 验证”某个语言(问题)?