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For a CNF formula F we define its 1-conflict graph as follows: Two clauses C,D ∈ F are connected by an edge if they have a nontrivial resolvent – that is, if there is a unique literal u ∈ C for which \(\bar{u} \in D\). Let lc1(F) denote the maximum degree of this graph.
A k-CNF formula is a CNF formula in which each clause has exactly k distinct literals. We show that (1) a k-CNF formula F with lc1(F) ≤ k − 1 is satisfiable; (2) there are unsatisfiable k-CNF formulas F with lc1(F) = k; (3) there is a polynomial time algorithm deciding whether a k-CNF formula F with lc1(F) = k is satisfiable; (4) satisfiability of k-CNF formulas F with lc1(F) ≤ k + 1 is NP-hard.
Furthermore, we show that if F is a k-CNF formula and lc1(F) ≤ k, then we can find in polynomial time a satisfying assignment (if F is satisfiable) or a treelike resolution refutation with at most |F| leaves (if F is unsatisfiable). Here, |F| is the number of clauses of F.
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Scheder, D. (2013). Trivial, Tractable, Hard. A Not So Sudden Complexity Jump in Neighborhood Restricted CNF Formulas. In: Cai, L., Cheng, SW., Lam, TW. (eds) Algorithms and Computation. ISAAC 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8283. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45030-3_24
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