Theoretical computer science · Oct 6, 2026

Existential–universal real sentences in the counting hierarchy

Proves that the existential theory of the reals lies in the counting hierarchy. More generally, truth of existential–universal real sentences can be decided at one fixed level of that hierarchy, even when their integer polynomials are specified by arithmetic circuits.

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