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A certifying algorithm for lattice point feasibility in a system of UTVPI constraints. (English) Zbl 1394.90499
Summary: This paper is concerned with the design and analysis of a certifying algorithm for checking the lattice point feasibility of a class of constraints called unit two variable per inequality (UTVPI) constraints. A UTVPI constraint has at most two non-zero variables and the coefficients of the non-zero variables belong to the set $$\{+1,-1\}$$. These constraints occur in a number of application domains, including but not limited to program verification, abstract interpretation, and operations research. As per the literature, the fastest known model generating algorithm for checking lattice point feasibility in UTVPI constraint systems runs in $$O(m\cdot n+n^2\cdot \log n)$$ time and $$O(n^2)$$ space, where $$m$$ represents the number of constraints and $$n$$ represents the number of variables in the constraint system [S. K. Lahiri and M. Musuvathi, Lect. Notes Comput. Sci. 3717, 168–183 (2005; Zbl 1171.68715)]. In this paper, we design and analyze a new algorithm for checking the lattice point feasibility of UTVPI constraints. The presented algorithm runs in $$O(m\cdot n)$$ time and $$O(m+n)$$ space. Additionally it is certifying in that it produces a satisfying assignment in the event that it is presented with feasible instances and refutations in the event that it is presented with infeasible instances. The importance of providing certificates cannot be overemphasized, especially in mission-critical applications. Our approaches for the lattice point feasibility problem in UTVPI constraint systems is fundamentally different from existing approaches for this problem; indeed, it is based on new insights into combining well-known inference rules for these systems.
##### MSC:
 90C27 Combinatorial optimization
LEDA
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