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  • Computational complexity
  • Optimization algorithms
  • Dynamical systems

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  • Many real-world problems are modeled as Maximum Satisfiability (MaxSAT), which is NP-hard.
  • Efficient algorithms for MaxSAT are currently unknown, hindering practical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel continuous-time analog solver for MaxSAT problems.
  • To demonstrate the solver's ability to predict optimal solutions using its dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a continuous-time analog dynamical system as a solver for MaxSAT.
  • Analyzed the scaling of the solver's escape rate, an invariant of its dynamics.
  • Simulated the solver on MaxSAT competition instances and Ramsey number problems.

Main Results:

  • The escape rate scaling predicts the maximum number of satisfiable constraints, often before finding the exact solution.
  • The solver was tested on MaxSAT competition problems.
  • Applied to Ramsey number R(m, m) problems, finding colorings for N≤42 and supporting R(5, 5)=43.

Conclusions:

  • Continuous-time analog dynamical systems offer a promising algorithmic approach for discrete optimization problems like MaxSAT.
  • The escape rate serves as a predictive measure for solution quality in analog solvers.