Presentation 2019-05-10
On the Complexity of Lattice Puzzle:
Yasuaki Kobayashi, Koki Suetsugu, Hideki Tsuiki, Ryuhei Uehara,
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Abstract(in English) In this paper, we investigate the computational complexity of lattice puzzle, which is one of the traditional puzzles. A lattice puzzle consists of $2n$ plates with some slits, and the goal of this puzzle is to assemble them to form a lattice of size $ntimes n$. It has a long history in the puzzle society; however, there is no known research from the viewpoint of theoretical computer science. This puzzle has some natural variants, and they characterize representative computational complexity classes in the class NP. Especially, one of natural variants gives a characterization of the graph isomorphism problem. That is, the variant is GI-complete in general. As far as the authors know, this is the first non-trivial GI-complete problem characterized by a classic puzzle. Like the sliding block puzzles, this simple puzzle can be used to characterize several representative computational complexity classes. That is, it gives us new insight of these computational complexity classes.
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Keyword(in English) lattice puzzle / NP-completeness / GI-completeness / FPT algorithm
Paper # COMP2019-2
Date of Issue 2019-05-03 (COMP)

Conference Information
Committee COMP / IPSJ-AL
Conference Date 2019/5/10(2days)
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Place (in English) Kumamoto University
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Chair Toshihiro Fujito(Toyohashi Univ. of Tech.) / 瀧本 英二(九州大学)
Vice Chair Shinichi Nakano(Gunma Univ.)
Secretary Shinichi Nakano(Kyoto Univ.) / (Kumamoto Univ)
Assistant Kazuhisa Seto(Seikei Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Theoretical Foundations of Computing / Special Interest Group on Algorithms
Language JPN
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Title (in English) On the Complexity of Lattice Puzzle:
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) lattice puzzle
Keyword(2) NP-completeness
Keyword(3) GI-completeness
Keyword(4) FPT algorithm
1st Author's Name Yasuaki Kobayashi
1st Author's Affiliation Kyoto University(Kyoto Univ)
2nd Author's Name Koki Suetsugu
2nd Author's Affiliation Kyoto University(Kyoto Univ)
3rd Author's Name Hideki Tsuiki
3rd Author's Affiliation Kyoto University(Kyoto Univ)
4th Author's Name Ryuhei Uehara
4th Author's Affiliation Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(JAIST)
Date 2019-05-10
Paper # COMP2019-2
Volume (vol) vol.119
Number (no) COMP-21
Page pp.pp.15-22(COMP),
#Pages 8
Date of Issue 2019-05-03 (COMP)