We present a list of parameterized problems together with a complexity classification of whether they allow a fixed-parameter tractable reduction to SAT or not. These parameterized problems are based on problems whose complexity lies at the second level of the Polynomial Hierarchy or higher. The list will be updated as ... more >>>
We show that $\bigl(\frac{\log n}{\log\log n}\bigr)$-approximate parameterized $k$-SetCover is W[1]-hard, and has no $n^{o(k/\log k)}$-time algorithms under ETH. This improves upon the previous best factors $\bigl(\frac{\log n}{\log\log n}\bigr)^{1/k}$ in (Lin, 2019) and $(\log n)^{1/\text{poly}(k)}$ in (Karthik, Laekhanukit, and Manurangsi, 2019). Here $k$ is the yes-case guarantee and $n$ is the ... more >>>