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Minimum 2CNF Resolution Refutations in Polynomial Time

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Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing – SAT 2007 (SAT 2007)

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We present an algorithm for finding a smallest Resolution refutation of any 2CNF in polynomial time.

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João Marques-Silva Karem A. Sakallah

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Buresh-Oppenheim, J., Mitchell, D. (2007). Minimum 2CNF Resolution Refutations in Polynomial Time. In: Marques-Silva, J., Sakallah, K.A. (eds) Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing – SAT 2007. SAT 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4501. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72788-0_29

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