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# Incrementally verifiable computation or knowledge implies time/space efficiency

@inproceedings{Valiant2007IncrementallyVC,
title={Incrementally verifiable computation or knowledge implies time/space efficiency},
author={Paul Valiant},
year={2007}
}
The probabilistically checkable proof (PCP) system enables proofs to be verified in time polylogarithmic in the length of a classical proof. Computationally sound (CS) proofs improve upon PCPs by additionally shortening the length of the transmitted proof to be polylogarithmic in the length of the classical proof. In this thesis we explore the ultimate limits of non-interactive proof systems with respect to time/space efficiency and the new criterion of composability. We deduce the existence of…

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