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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2018.2

A Complexity Trichotomy for k-Regular Asymmetric Spin Systems Using Number Theory

Authors: Jin-Yi Cai, Zhiguo Fu, Kurt Girstmair, and Michael Kowalczyk

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 94, 9th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2018)

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Suppose \varphi and \psi are two angles satisfying \tan(\varphi) = 2 \tan(\psi) > 0. We prove that under this condition \varphi and \psi cannot be both rational multiples of \pi. We use this number theoretic result to prove a classification of the computational complexity of spin systems on k-regular graphs with general (not necessarily symmetric) real valued edge weights. We establish explicit criteria, according to which the partition functions of all such systems are classified into three classes: (1) Polynomial time computable, (2) \#P-hard in general but polynomial time computable on planar graphs, and (3) \#P-hard on planar graphs. In particular problems in (2) are precisely those that can be transformed to a form solvable by the Fisher-Kasteleyn-Temperley algorithm by a holographic reduction.

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Jin-Yi Cai, Zhiguo Fu, Kurt Girstmair, and Michael Kowalczyk. A Complexity Trichotomy for k-Regular Asymmetric Spin Systems Using Number Theory. In 9th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2018). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 94, pp. 2:1-2:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2018)

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@InProceedings{cai_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2018.2,
  author =	{Cai, Jin-Yi and Fu, Zhiguo and Girstmair, Kurt and Kowalczyk, Michael},
  title =	{{A Complexity Trichotomy for k-Regular Asymmetric Spin Systems Using Number Theory}},
  booktitle =	{9th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2018)},
  pages =	{2:1--2:22},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-060-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2018},
  volume =	{94},
  editor =	{Karlin, Anna R.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2018.2},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-83251},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2018.2},
  annote =	{Keywords: Spin Systems, Holant Problems, Number Theory, Characters, Cyclotomic Fields}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2010.2482

Holant Problems for Regular Graphs with Complex Edge Functions

Authors: Michael Kowalczyk and Jin-Yi Cai

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 5, 27th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (2010)

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We prove a complexity dichotomy theorem for Holant Problems on $3$-regular graphs with an arbitrary complex-valued edge function. Three new techniques are introduced: (1) higher dimensional iterations in interpolation; (2) Eigenvalue Shifted Pairs, which allow us to prove that a pair of combinatorial gadgets \emph{in combination} succeed in proving \#P-hardness; and (3) algebraic symmetrization, which significantly lowers the \emph{symbolic complexity} of the proof for computational complexity. With \emph{holographic reductions} the classification theorem also applies to problems beyond the basic model.

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Michael Kowalczyk and Jin-Yi Cai. Holant Problems for Regular Graphs with Complex Edge Functions. In 27th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science. Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 5, pp. 525-536, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2010)

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@InProceedings{kowalczyk_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2010.2482,
  author =	{Kowalczyk, Michael and Cai, Jin-Yi},
  title =	{{Holant Problems for Regular Graphs with Complex Edge Functions}},
  booktitle =	{27th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science},
  pages =	{525--536},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-16-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2010},
  volume =	{5},
  editor =	{Marion, Jean-Yves and Schwentick, Thomas},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2010.2482},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-24826},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2010.2482},
  annote =	{Keywords: Computational complexity}
}

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