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Evaluating Formulas on Graphs

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We consider the computational complexity of the following problem: given a first-order formula f in the language of graphs (i.e. with one binary relation) and a finite graph G, determine whether f is satisfied in G. The complexity is generally exponential in the size of f, though polynomial in the size of G. The problem is quite general and encompasses many known hard decision problems on graphs. I well explain how the problem can be made more tractable on restricted classes of graphs, which will lead us to a brief exploration of graph structure theory.

This talk is part of the Computer Laboratory Automated Reasoning Group Lunches series.

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