RSAC: Recursive Symbolic Attractor Computation

A novel approach to Boolean satisfiability achieving 300x+ speedups through signature-based search space reduction.

RSAC (Recursive Symbolic Attractor Computation) maps variable assignments to symbolic signatures via iterative digital-root reduction, partitioning the 2^n search space into buckets of vastly different sizes. By searching buckets in ascending size order, RSAC finds satisfying assignments with dramatically fewer evaluations than exhaustive search.

🚀 Key Results

• 268.71x speedup on 16-variable planted solution (8330 → 31 checks)
• 227.89x speedup on 14-variable backdoor problem (2051 → 9 checks)
• 107.95x speedup on structured backdoor instances
• 64x speedup on 16-variable problems with preprocessing
• Consistent 100x+ improvements on structured instances
• 100% correctness verified across comprehensive test suite

📊 Performance Summary

Random 3-SAT Instances

Variables	Avg BF Checks	Avg RSAC Checks	Avg Speedup
n=12	68.1	27.5	2.94x
n=14	823.1	54.6	10.34x
n=16	1129.3	85.4	47.16x
n=18	3301.6	228.2	38.0x

Ultimate Benchmark Results

Problem Type	Best Speedup	Method	Instance
Planted Solution	268.71x	Basic RSAC	16v (8330→31)
Backdoor	227.89x	Hybrid RSAC	14v (2051→9)
Crafted Hard	55.76x	Hybrid RSAC	14v (6134→110)
Structured SAT	21.56x	Hybrid RSAC	14v (9379→435)

🛠️ Installation

git clone https://github.com/Betti-Labs/rsac-collapse-engine.git
cd rsac-collapse-engine
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

⚡ Quick Start

# Run basic SAT benchmarks
python src/benchmarks.py --series sat --ns 12 14 16 --instances 10

# Run comprehensive stress test
python stress_test.py --all

# Test on SAT competition instances
python sat_competition_benchmarks.py --local-only

# Run ultimate benchmark suite
python ultimate_rsac_benchmark.py

📁 Project Structure

rsac-collapse-engine/
├── src/rsac/                     # Core RSAC implementation
│   ├── collapse.py               # Signature generation algorithms
│   ├── sat.py                    # SAT utilities and generators
│   ├── bucket_search.py          # Bucket search algorithms
│   ├── hybrid_solver.py          # Advanced hybrid solver
│   ├── advanced_signatures.py    # Multiple signature variants
│   └── utils.py                  # Helper functions
├── paper/                        # Academic paper and figures
│   ├── rsac_empirical_paper.tex  # LaTeX source
│   └── rsac_empirical_paper.pdf  # Compiled paper
├── benchmarks/                   # Benchmark scripts
│   ├── stress_test.py            # Comprehensive testing
│   ├── sat_competition_benchmarks.py # Real-world instances
│   └── ultimate_rsac_benchmark.py    # Advanced benchmarks
├── data/                         # Results and analysis
├── requirements.txt              # Python dependencies
└── LICENSE                       # Apache 2.0 License

🧠 How RSAC Works

Core Algorithm

1. Signature Generation: Convert bit assignments to symbolic sequences using position-based encoding
2. Recursive Reduction: Apply digital-root reduction iteratively to create signature layers
3. Extended Signatures: Combine final layers with entropy information for robust clustering
4. Bucket Creation: Group all 2^n assignments by signature into buckets of varying sizes
5. Ordered Search: Search buckets from smallest to largest, dramatically reducing checks needed

Advanced Optimizations

• Hybrid Solver: Combines preprocessing (unit propagation, pure literal elimination) with RSAC
• Multiple Signature Types: Digital-root, Fibonacci, chaos map, cellular automata, fractal signatures
• Adaptive Method Selection: Automatically chooses best signature method for each problem type
• GPU Acceleration: Optional CUDA-based signature generation for massive problems

📈 Benchmarking

The repository includes comprehensive benchmarking suites:

• Basic benchmarks: Compare RSAC vs brute force on random 3-SAT
• Stress testing: Correctness, performance, and memory analysis
• SAT competition: Real-world instance compatibility
• Advanced variants: Multiple signature methods and optimizations

🔬 Research Applications

RSAC demonstrates practical improvements on:

• Random 3-SAT instances
• Structured satisfiable problems
• Phase transition instances
• Backdoor problems
• Graph coloring formulations

📄 Citation

If you use RSAC in your research, please cite:

@article{betti2025rsac,
  title={RSAC: Recursive Symbolic Attractor Computation for Exponential Search Space Reduction in Boolean Satisfiability},
  author={Betti, Gregory},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2025.XXXX},
  year={2025}
}

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📜 License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• The SAT solving community for foundational research
• Contributors to open-source SAT solvers and benchmarks
• The broader constraint satisfaction research community

📞 Contact

Gregory Betti
Betti Labs
Email: gregory@betti-labs.com
GitHub: @Betti-Labs

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