The monotone circuit complexity of Boolean functions (Q1094870)

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The monotone circuit complexity of Boolean functions
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    The monotone circuit complexity of Boolean functions (English)
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    1987
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    Some new results concerning lower bounds for the complexity of monotone circuits that detect cliques in graphs are obtained using modified versions of known methods. It is shown that even a very rough approximation of the maximum clique size of a graph, requires superpolynomial size of monotone circuits. Also, lower bounds are given for some Boolean functions and a largest lower bound for an NP-function of n variables is obtained.
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    superpolynomial lower bound
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    exponential lower bound
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    complexity of monotone circuits
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    cliques
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    Boolean functions
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    NP-function
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