Parity, circuits, and the polynomial-time hierarchy
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DOI10.1007/BF01744431zbMath0534.94008WikidataQ55967164 ScholiaQ55967164MaRDI QIDQ3318683
Merrick L. Furst, Michael Sipser, James B. Saxe
Publication date: 1984
Published in: Mathematical Systems Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)
Analysis of algorithms and problem complexity (68Q25) Complexity of computation (including implicit computational complexity) (03D15)
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