DocumentCode
3152376
Title
On average P vs. average NP
Author
Wang, Jie ; Belanger, Jay
Author_Institution
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Wilkes Univ., Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
fYear
1992
fDate
22-25 Jun 1992
Firstpage
318
Lastpage
326
Abstract
Structures of polynomial-time computable distributions and polynomial-time many-one reductions on randomized decision problems are investigated. The scope is widened from the most studied class DNP (distributional-NP) to the class ANP (average-NP), which consists of randomized decision problems accepted by nondeterministic Turing machines in average polynomial time. Results indicate that the structures of average-case complexity classes are very different from their counterparts in worst-case complexity due to the complex structures of probability distributions and distribution functions
Keywords
Turing machines; computability; computational complexity; average polynomial time; average-NP; average-case complexity classes; distribution functions; distributional-NP; nondeterministic Turing machines; polynomial-time computable distributions; polynomial-time many-one reductions; probability distributions; randomized decision problems; Complexity theory; Computer science; Distributed computing; Internet; Mathematics; NP-complete problem; Polynomials; Probability distribution; Search problems; Turing machines;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Structure in Complexity Theory Conference, 1992., Proceedings of the Seventh Annual
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-2955-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SCT.1992.215406
Filename
215406
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