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In this paper, we investigate the Probabilistic Satisfiability Problem, and its relation with the classical Satisfiability Problem, looking for a possible polynomial-time reduction. For this, we present an Atomic Normal Form to the probabilistic satisfiability problem and then we define a Probabilistic Entailment relation, showing its inherent properties. At the end, we enunciate and refute a conjecture that could lead to the desired polynomial-time reduction.
This work was supported by Fapesp Project 2008/03995-5 (LogProb).
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Finger, M., De Bona, G. (2010). A Refuted Conjecture on Probabilistic Satisfiability. In: da Rocha Costa, A.C., Vicari, R.M., Tonidandel, F. (eds) Advances in Artificial Intelligence – SBIA 2010. SBIA 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6404. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16138-4_30
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