Learning algorithms versus automatability of Frege systems

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• Ján Pich
• Thursday 19 May 2022, 14:00-15:00
• LG23, SoCS and Zoom (see abstract for link).

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We connect learning algorithms and algorithms automating proof search in propositional proof systems: for every sufficiently strong, well-behaved propositional proof system P, we prove that the following statements are equivalent,

1. Provable learning: P proves efficiently that p-size circuits are learnable by subexponential-size circuits over the uniform distribution with membership queries.

2. Provable automatability: P proves efficiently that P is automatable by non-uniform circuits on propositional formulas expressing p-size circuit lower bounds.

Here, P is sufficiently strong and well-behaved if I.-III. holds: I. P p-simulates Jerabek’s system WF (which strengthens the Extended Frege system EF by a surjective weak pigeonhole principle); II. P satisfies some basic properties of standard proof systems which p-simulate WF; III . P proves efficiently for some Boolean function h that h is hard on average for circuits of subexponential size. For example, if III . holds for P = WF, then Items 1 and 2 are equivalent for P = WF.

If there is a function h ∈ NE ∩ coNE which is hard on average for circuits of size 2^{n/4}, for each sufficiently big n, then there is an explicit propositional proof system P satisfying properties I.-III., i.e. the equivalence of Items 1 and 2 holds for P.

This is joint work with Rahul Santhanam.

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