Circuit-family outputs as formula families #
This module lifts selected-output circuit unfolding to total families. A typed
fan-in-two circuit family yields a formula family with identical semantics and
at most twice its depth. Its formulas also read only their declared inputs.
Consequently every NC1 Boolean-function family lies in the typed
FormulaNC1 class and hence in the typed width-5 class Width5BP.
The explicitly named total-assignment bridge remains available for clients
whose functions genuinely have domain ℕ → Bool.
No formula-size bound is used: shared circuit DAGs may expand exponentially when unfolded. Barrington's construction depends on formula depth, which the translation controls directly.
A single-output circuit's global depth is the depth of its unique output.
The unfolded formula at length n has exactly the circuit family's
length-n semantics on the corresponding total assignment.
Family-level selected-output unfolding increases depth by at most a factor of two.
Every variable mentioned by the unfolded length-n formula lies below
the declared input arity n.
Package circuit-output unfolding as a genuinely fixed-arity formula family.
Equations
- F.fixedArityOutputFormulaFamily = { formula := F.outputFormulaFamily, variables_lt := ⋯ }
Instances For
The fixed-arity unfolded formula family has exactly the source circuit family's typed semantics.
The fixed-arity formula packaging preserves the factor-two depth bound.
Unfolding a circuit family computes its total-assignment semantics.
A c * log₂ n + c circuit-depth bound produces a logarithmic-depth
formula family.
A logarithmic circuit-depth bound gives a logarithmic-depth fixed-arity formula family.
Every typed NC1 circuit family has a variable-bounded,
logarithmic-depth formula family.
Every typed NC1 circuit family has a variable-bounded,
polynomial-length width-5 permutation branching-program family.
Pointwise typed Barrington theorem for an NC1 Boolean-function family.
The total-assignment views of NC1 Boolean-function families are
logarithmic-depth formula families.
Pointwise form of the bridge from typed NC1 circuit families to
logarithmic-depth formula families.
Barrington for typed NC1 circuit families. Their total-assignment
views have polynomial-length width-5 permutation branching programs.
Pointwise Barrington theorem for a typed NC1 Boolean-function family.