Why it matters
Clique reduction is illustrative NP-hard proof. Understanding shapes technique.
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The architecture
Vertices per literal in clauses.
Edges between compatible literals in different clauses.
Clique of size m iff 3-SAT satisfiable.
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How it works end to end
Clause i has 3 literal vertices.
Edge between (i, x) and (j, y) if i != j and not contradictory.
m clauses, need m-clique.