• DocumentCode
    3499533
  • Title

    Using Constraint Programming to solve Sudoku Puzzles

  • Author

    Crawford, Broderick ; Aranda, Mary ; Castro, Carlos ; Monfroy, Eric

  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    11-13 Nov. 2008
  • Firstpage
    926
  • Lastpage
    931
  • Abstract
    In constraint programming, enumeration strategies are crucial for resolution performances. In this work, we model the known NP-complete problems Latin Square, Magic Square and Sudoku as a constraint satisfaction problems. We solve them with constraint programming comparing the performance of different variable and value selection heuristics in its enumeration phase.
  • Keywords
    combinatorial mathematics; computational complexity; constraint handling; constraint theory; game theory; Latin Square; Magic Square; NP-complete; Sudoku puzzle; combinatorial problem; constraint programming; constraint satisfaction problem; enumeration strategy; value selection heuristics; variable selection heuristics; Constraint optimization; Information technology; Input variables; Labeling; NP-complete problem; Software performance; Constraint Programming; Constraint Satisfaction Problems; Enumeration Strategies;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Convergence and Hybrid Information Technology, 2008. ICCIT '08. Third International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Busan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3407-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCIT.2008.154
  • Filename
    4682365