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In mathematical logic, proof compression by RecycleUnits[1] is a method for compressing propositional logic resolution proofs. Its main idea is to make use of intermediate (e.g. non input) proof results being unit clauses, i.e. clauses containing only one literal. Certain proof nodes can be replaced with the nodes representing these unit clauses. After this operation the obtained graph is transformed into a valid proof. The output proof is shorter than the original while being equivalent or stronger.

Algorithms

The algorithms treat resolution proofs as directed acyclic graphs, where each node is labeled by a clause and each node has either one or two predecessors called parents. If a node has two parents it is also labeled with a propositional variable called the pivot, which was used to compute the nodes clause using resolution.
The following algorithm describes the replacement of nodes.
It is assumed that in the resolution proof for all non leaf nodes with two parent nodes, the left parent node contains the positive and the right parent node the negative pivot variable. The algorithm first iterates over all non leaf unit clauses and then over all non ancestor nodes of the proof. If the node's pivot element is the variable of the present unit clause's literal, one of the parent nodes can be replaced by the node corresponding to the unit clause. Because of the above assumption, if the literal is equal to the pivot, the left parent contains the literal and can be replaced by the unit clause node. If the literal is equal to the negation of the pivot the right parent is replaced.

 1  function RecycleUnits(Proof P):
 2      Let U be the set of non leaf nodes representing unit clauses
 3      for each uU do
 4         Mark the ancestors of u
 5         for each unmarked nP do
 6             let p be the pivot variable of n
 7             let l be the literal contained in the clause of u
 8             if p==l then
 9                 replace the left parent of n with u
 10            else if ¬p==l then
 11                replace the right parent of n with u

In general after execution of this function the proof won't be a legal proof anymore. The following algorithm takes the root node of a proof and constructs a legal proof out of it. The computation begins with recursively calls to the children nodes. In order to minimize the algorithm calls, it is beingt kept track of which nodes were already visited. Note that a resolution proof can be seen as a general directed acyclic graph as opposed to a tree. After the recursive call the clause of the present node is updated. While doing so four different cases can occur. The present pivot variable can occur in both, the left, the right or in none of the parent nodes. If it occurs in both parent nodes the clause is calculated as resolvent of the parent clauses. If it is not present in one of the parent nodes the clause of this parent can be copied. If it misses in both parents one has to choose heuristically.

 1  function ReconstructProof(Node n):
 3      if n is visited return
 4      mark n as visited
 5      if n has no parents return
 6      else if n has only one parent x then
 7         ReconstructProof(x)
 8         n.Clause = x.Clause
 9      else
 10        let l be the left and r the right parent node
 11        let p be the pivot variable used to compute n
 12        ReconstructProof(l)
 13        ReconstructProof(r)
 14        if pl.Clause and pr.Clause
 15           n.Clause = Resolve(l,r,p)
 16        else if pl.Clause and pr.Clause
 17           n.Clause = r.Clause
 18           delete reference to l
 19        else if pr.Clause and pl.Clause
 20           n.Clause = l.Clause
 21           delete reference to r
 22        else
 23           let x{l,r} and y{l,r}{x} //choose x heuristically
 24           n.Clause = x.Clause
 25           delete reference to y

Example

Consider the following resolution proof.
One intermediate result is C8 which is representing the unit clause (-1).

(1)(2)(1)C1(1,3)C2(1,2,5)C3(2,3,5)C4(1,2)C7(1,3,5)(4)C5(1,4)C6(1,4)C8(1)C9(3,5)

There is one non-ancestor node using the variable 1 as a pivot element: C3.

(1)(2)(1)C1(1,3)C2(1,2,5)C3(2,3,5)C4(1,2)C7(1,3,5)(4)C5(1,4)C6(1,4)C8(1)C9(3,5)

The literal -1 is contained in the right parent of this node and therefore this parent is replaced by C8. The string C8* denotes a reference to the clause C8 (the structure is now a directed acyclic graph rather than a tree).

(1)(2)(1)C1(1,3)C8*C3(2,3,5)C4(1,2)C7(1,3,5)(4)C5(1,4)C6(1,4)C8(1)C9(3,5)

This structure is not a legal proof anymore, because C3 is not the resolvent of C1 and C8. Therefore it has to be transformed into one again.
The first step is to update C3. As the pivot variable 1 appears in both parent nodes, C3 is computed as the resolvent of them.

(1)(2)(1)C1(1,3)C8*C3(3)C4(1,2)C7(1,3,5)(4)C5(1,4)C6(1,4)C8(1)C9(3,5)

The left parent node of C7 does not contain the pivot variable and therefore the clause of this parent is copied into the clause of C7. The link between C7 and C4 is removed and since there are no other links to C4 this node can be deleted.

(1)(1)C1(1,3)C8*C3(3)C7(3)(4)C5(1,4)C6(1,4)C8(1)C9(3,5)

Again the left parent of C9 does not contain the pivot variable and the same operation is performed as before.

(1)C1(1,3)(4)C5(1,4)C6(1,4)C8(1)C3(3)C7(3)C9(3)

Note: the reference C8* was replaced by the actual proof node C8.
The result of this proof is the unit clause (3) which is a stronger result than the clause (3,5) of the original proof.

Notes

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  1. Bar-Ilan, O.; Fuhrmann, O.; Hoory, S. ; Shacham, O. ; Strichman, O. Linear-time Reductions of Resolution Proofs. Hardware and Software: Verification and Testing, p. 114–128, Springer, 2011.