Hard Problems for CSP Algorithms
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We prove exponential lower bounds on the running time of many algorithms for Constraint Satisfaction, by giving a simple family of instances on which they always take exponential time. Although similar lower bounds for most of these algorithms have been shown before, we provide a uniform treatment which illustrates a powerful general approach and has stronger impfications for the practice of algorithm design.
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