PH (polynomial hierarchy)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf theoretical computer science
gptkbp:abbreviation polynomial hierarchy
gptkbp:contains gptkb:co-NP
P
NP
Π_k^P (Pi_k^P)
Σ_k^P (Sigma_k^P)
gptkbp:definedIn alternating quantifiers over polynomial-time predicates
gptkbp:equivalentTo PH
gptkbp:field theoretical computer science
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:co-NP
NP
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:BQP
gptkb:BPP
gptkb:EXPTIME
gptkb:PSPACE
gptkb:co-NP
gptkb:ZPP
P
NP
RP
P^#P
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PH (polynomial hierarchy)
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Larry_Stockmeyer
gptkbp:introducedIn 1976
gptkbp:isHierarchy based on quantifier alternation
between P and PSPACE
gptkbp:isLevel Π_k^P (Pi_k^P)
Σ_k^P (Sigma_k^P)
gptkbp:isOpenQuestion whether PH = NP
whether PH = P
whether PH = PSPACE
whether PH = co-NP
whether PH collapses
whether PH is infinite
gptkbp:isUnionOf Π_k^P (Pi_k^P) for all k
Σ_k^P (Sigma_k^P) for all k
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:arithmetical_hierarchy
gptkb:Karp-Lipton_theorem
gptkb:Boolean_hierarchy
gptkb:P/poly
#P
oracle machines
randomized complexity classes
PH-complete problems
Toda's theorem
collapse of the hierarchy
complete problems for levels of PH
polynomial-time hierarchy
quantum complexity classes
relativization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NP_(complexity_class)
gptkb:P_(complexity_class)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6