The paper presents a DNA-based computing model which is enzyme-free and autonomous, not requiring a human intervention during the computation. The model is able to perform iterated resolution steps with logical formulae in conjunctive normal form. The implementation is based on the technique of DNA strand displacement, with each clause encoded in a separate DNA molecule. Propositions are encoded assigning a strand to each proposition p, and its complementary strand to the proposition ¬p; clauses are encoded comprising different propositions in the same strand. The model allows to run logic programs composed of Horn clauses by cascading resolution steps. The potential of the model is demonstrated also by its theoretical capability of solving SAT. The resulting SAT algorithm has a linear time complexity in the number of resolution steps, whereas its spatial complexity is exponential in the number of variables of the formula.
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
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School of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
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January 2025
Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei University. Baoding, China.
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January 2025
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