Co-authors: Jian Ding (University of Chicago), Allan Sly (University of California--Berkeley)
We establish the random k-SAT threshold conjecture for all k exceeding an absolute constant k0. That is, there is a single critical value α∗(k) such that a random k-SAT formula at clause-to-variable ratio α is with high probability satisfiable for α less than α∗(k), and unsatisfiable for α greater than α∗(k). The threshold α∗(k) matches the explicit prediction derived by statistical physicists on the basis of the one-step replica symmetry breaking (1RSB) heuristic. In the talk I will describe the main obstacles in computing the threshold, and explain how they are overcome in our proof. Joint work with Jian Ding and Allan Sly.
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