Andrey Nikolaev ; Alexander Ushakov - On subset sum problem in branch groups

gcc:6541 - journal of Groups, complexity, cryptology, June 24, 2020, Volume 12, Issue 1 - https://doi.org/10.46298/jgcc.2020.12.1.6541
On subset sum problem in branch groupsArticle

Authors: Andrey Nikolaev ; Alexander Ushakov

    We consider a group-theoretic analogue of the classic subset sum problem. In this brief note, we show that the subset sum problem is NP-complete in the first Grigorchuk group. More generally, we show NP-hardness of that problem in weakly regular branch groups, which implies NP-completeness if the group is, in addition, contracting.


    Volume: Volume 12, Issue 1
    Published on: June 24, 2020
    Accepted on: June 24, 2020
    Submitted on: June 9, 2020
    Keywords: Mathematics - Group Theory,Computer Science - Computational Complexity,03D15, 20F65, 20F10

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