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TR16-071 | 1st May 2016 17:20

Unprovability of circuit upper bounds in Cook's theory PV

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TR16-071
Authors: Jan Krajicek, Igor Carboni Oliveira
Publication: 1st May 2016 17:59
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Abstract:

We establish unconditionally that for every integer $k \geq 1$ there is a language $L \in P$ such that it is consistent with Cook's theory PV that $L \notin SIZE(n^k)$. Our argument is non-constructive and does not provide an explicit description of this language.



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