Startseite On the complexity of Boolean functions with small number of ones
Artikel
Lizenziert
Nicht lizenziert Erfordert eine Authentifizierung

On the complexity of Boolean functions with small number of ones

  • N. P. Redkin
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 1. Oktober 2004
Veröffentlichen auch Sie bei De Gruyter Brill
Discrete Mathematics and Applications
Aus der Zeitschrift Band 14 Heft 6

We consider the class of Boolean functions Fn,k consisting of all functions in n variables such that each of them takes value one exactly for k tuples of variables. We obtain linear in n estimates of the complexity of realisation of functions in Fn,k by circuits of functional elements over the basis containing all Boolean functions in two variables except the linear functions xy and xy ⊕ 1. It follows from these estimates that for small k, for example, for k < ln n, the well-known Finikov method provides asymptotically minimal circuits for all functions of Fn,k. In some cases, the known lower bounds for complexity of circuits give a possibility to prove the minimality of the corresponding circuits.

Published Online: 2004-10-01
Published in Print: 2004-10-01

Copyright 2004, Walter de Gruyter

Heruntergeladen am 30.11.2025 von https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/1569392043272511/pdf
Button zum nach oben scrollen