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20 results for β€œhardness of approximation”

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cs.DSTheoreticalRecentJun 18, 2026

Tight Algorithm and Hardness for Submodular Linear Ordering

Evan Abboud, Roy Schwartz

The paper resolves the approximability of the Minimum Linear Ordering Problem for a general submodular function.

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cs.DScs.DMTheoreticalRecentAug 5, 2026

Hardness of A/E-Design under Partition Constraints

Nikhil Bansal, Yuze Xu

This paper shows that no reasonable approximation exists for A/E-design under partition constraints, contrasting the known guarantees for D-design.

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cs.DScs.CCTheoreticalRecentJun 16, 2026

Directed Reachability-Preserving Minimum Edge Cut: Approximation and Planar Hardness

Qi Duan

This paper presents approximation algorithms for the one-way directed Reachability-Preserving Minimum Edge Cut problem in directed graphs.

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cs.DSTheoreticalRecentOct 19, 2026

A Tight Oracle Threshold for \(k\)-Submodular Maximization

Siyuan Chen

The paper proves a lower bound on the number of value-oracle queries required for a certain type of approximation algorithm.

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cs.CCmath.NTTheoreticalRecentAug 12, 2026

Euclidean SVP is deterministically NP-hard to approximate within any constant factor

Daqing Wan

The Euclidean shortest vector problem is deterministically NP-hard to approximate within any constant factor for arbitrary constants.

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cs.CCcs.DSTheoreticalRecentAug 5, 2026

On the Approximability of Boolean Max-$k$-CSP

Ainesh Bakshi

This paper presents a polynomial time algorithm for maximizing the number of satisfied constraints in a boolean constraint satisfaction problem, achieving a $(k/2^k)$-approximation.

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cs.CCTheoreticalRecentAug 6, 2026

Ulam Median is NP-hard for Four Permutations

Mursalin Habib

The paper shows that finding a median under Ulam distance for four permutations is NP-hard, improving upon previous results.

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quant-phcs.CCTheoreticalRecentOct 7, 2026

Quantum Approximation Complexity of Classical Optimization Problems

Stuart Hadfield

The paper defines and studies the complexity classes for quantum approximation algorithms and establishes a hierarchy of quantum approximation classes.

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cs.CCcs.CRTheoreticalRecentOct 24, 2026

Bounds on polynomial approximations of the discrete logarithm function

Swastik Kopparty, Rishabh Kothary, Ashutosh Shankar

The authors improve bounds on how well polynomials can approximate the discrete log function.

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math.OCcs.DSTheoreticalRecentOct 19, 2026

Solving Classes of Linear Programs with Strongly Polynomial Straight Line Complexity in Strongly Polynomial Time

Daniel Dadush, Zhuan Khye Koh, Bento Natura, Neil Olver +1 more

This paper presents an initialization framework and rounding procedure for interior point methods in linear programming, ensuring strongly polynomial time complexity.

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