Short locally testable codes and proofs

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Abstract

We survey known results regarding locally testable codes and locally testable proofs (known as PCPs), with emphasis on the length of these constructs. Local testability refers to approximately testing large objects based on a very small number of probes, each retrieving a single bit in the representation of the object. This yields super-fast approximate-testing of the corresponding property (i.e., be a codeword or a valid proof). We also review the related concept of local decodable codes. The survey consists of two independent (i.e., self-contained) parts that cover the same material at different levels of rigor and detail. Still, in spite of the repetitions, there may be a benefit in reading both parts.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStudies in Complexity and Cryptography
Subtitle of host publicationMiscellanea on the Interplay between Randomness and Computation
EditorsOded Goldreich
Chapter25
Pages333-372
Number of pages40
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume6650 LNCS

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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