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Advances in Applied Mathematics

Volume 64, March 2015, Pages 111-123
Advances in Applied Mathematics

The complexity of the majority rule on planar graphs

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Abstract

We study the complexity of the majority rule on planar automata networks. We reduce a special case of the Monotone Circuit Value Problem to the prediction problem of determining if a vertex of a planar graph will change its state when the network is updated with the majority rule.

MSC

68Q17

Keywords

Automata networks
Computational complexity
Majority
P-Completeness
NC
Planar graph

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1

This work was partially supported by FONDECYT 1140090 and Basal project PFB-03, Centro de Modelamiento Matemático, UMI 2807 CNRS, Universidad de Chile.

2

This work was partially supported by Conicyt-Becas Chile-72130083.