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Aims and scope

computational complexity presents outstanding research in computational complexity. Its subject is at the interface between mathematics and theoretical computer science, with a clear mathematical profile and strictly mathematical format.

The central topics are:

Models of computation, complexity bounds (with particular emphasis on lower bounds), complexity classes, trade-off results

  • for sequential and parallel computation
  • for "general" (Boolean) and "structured" computation (e.g. decision trees, arithmetic circuits)
  • for deterministic, probabilistic, and nondeterministic computation
  • worst case and average case


Specific areas of concentration include:

  • Structure of complexity classes (reductions, relativization questions, degrees, derandomization)
  • Algebraic complexity (bilinear complexity, computations for polynomials, groups, algebras, and representations)
  • Interactive proofs, pseudorandom generation, and randomness extraction


Complexity issues in:

  • cryptography
  • learning theory
  • number theory
  • logic (complexity of logical theories, cost of decision procedures)
  • combinatorial optimization and approximate solutions
  • distributed computing
  • property testing


Bibliographic Data
comput. complex.
First published in 1991
1 volume per year, 2 issues per volume
approx. 500 pages per volume
Format: 15.5 x 23.5 cm
ISSN 1016-3328 (print)
ISSN 1420-8954 (electronic)

AMS Mathematical Citation Quotient (MCQ): 0.64 (2022)

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