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Keywords:
lower bound; linear proofs; Helly Theorem
lower bound; linear proofs; Helly Theorem
Summary:
A well-known theorem of Rabin yields a dimensional lower bound on the width of complete polynomial proofs of a system of linear algebraic inequalities. In this note we investigate a practically motivated class of systems where the same lower bound can be obtained on the width of almost all (noncomplete) linear proofs. The proof of our result is based on the Helly Theorem.
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[5] J. W. Jaromczyk: An extension of Rabin's complete proof concept. MFCS 1981, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 118, Springer-Verlag 1981, 321 - 326. MR 0652765 | Zbl 0471.68026
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