Computing Threshold Circuits with Bimolecular Void Reactions in Step Chemical Reaction Networks
<|reference_start|>Computing Threshold Circuits with Bimolecular Void Reactions in Step Chemical Reaction Networks: Step Chemical Reaction Networks (step CRNs) are an augmentation of the Chemical Reaction Network (CRN) model where additional species may be introduced to the system in a sequence of ``steps.'' We study step CRN systems using a weak subset of reaction rules, \emph{void} rules, in which molecular species can only be deleted. We demonstrate that step CRNs with only void rules of size (2,0) can simulate threshold formulas (TFs) under linear resources. These limited systems can also simulate threshold \emph{circuits} (TCs) by modifying the volume of the system to be exponential. We then prove a matching exponential lower bound on the required volume for simulating threshold circuits in a step CRN with (2,0)-size rules under a restricted \emph{gate-wise} simulation, thus showing our construction is optimal for simulating circuits in this way.<|reference_end|>
@article{anderson2024computing,
    title={Computing Threshold Circuits with Bimolecular Void Reactions in Step
  Chemical Reaction Networks},
    author={Rachel Anderson, Bin Fu, Aiden Massie, Gourab Mukhopadhyay, Adrian
  Salinas, Robert Schweller, Evan Tomai, Tim Wylie},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.00940},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2405.00940},
    primaryClass={cs.DC cs.ET cs.MA}
}