# On Berge Multiplication for Monotone Boolean Dualization

```@inproceedings{Boros2008OnBM,
title={On Berge Multiplication for Monotone Boolean Dualization},
author={Endre Boros and Khaled M. Elbassioni and Kazuhisa Makino},
booktitle={ICALP},
year={2008}
}```
• Published in ICALP 2008
• Computer Science, Mathematics
Given the prime CNF representation φof a monotoneBoolean function f:{0,1} n→{0,1}, the dualization problem calls for finding thecorresponding prime DNF representation ψoff. A very simple method (called Bergemultiplication[2] [Page 52---53]) works by multiplying outthe clauses of φfrom left to right in some order,simplifying whenever possible using the absorption law. Weshow that for any monotone CNF φ, Berge multiplicationcan be done in subexponential time, and for many interestingsubclasses of… Expand
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