We consider the complexity of determining the winner of a finite, two-level poset game.
This is a natural question, as it has been shown recently that determining the winner of a finite, three-level poset game is PSPACE-complete.
We give a simple formula allowing one to compute the status ... more >>>

A propositional proof system based on ordered binary decision diagrams (OBDDs) was introduced by Atserias et al. Krajicek proved exponential lower bounds for a strong variant of this system using feasible interpolation, and Tveretina et al. proved exponential lower bounds for restricted versions of this system for refuting formulas derived ... more >>>

This brief survey gives a (roughly) self-contained overview of some complexity theoretic results about semi-algebraic proof systems and related hierarchies and the strong connections between them. The article is not intended to be a detailed survey on "Lift and Project" type optimization hierarchies (cf. Chlamtac and Tulsiani) or related proof ... more >>>