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What follows from a proof complexity lower bound for a proof system?

  • A.The formulas concerned have no proofs in any system at all
  • B.The proof system is unsound and should not be used
  • C.Every formula in that system requires exponential time
  • D.No algorithm searching that system can be efficient on those formulas

Answer: D

A lower bound on proof length applies however cleverly the search is directed, so it bounds the whole family of algorithms based on that system. Stronger systems may have short proofs of the same formulas. Soundness and universal hardness do not follow. A result that rules out an entire class of approaches, rather than a particular implementation, is worth knowing before effort is spent optimising within that class.

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