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We consider upper bounds for minimal resolution refutations of propositional formulas in CNF. We show that minimal refutations of minimal unsatisfiable formulas over n variables and n+k clauses consist of at most 2k − 1 n 2 applications of the resolution rule.
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Büning, H.K. (1999). An Upper Bound for Minimal Resolution Refutations. In: Gottlob, G., Grandjean, E., Seyr, K. (eds) Computer Science Logic. CSL 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1584. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10703163_12
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