Selected research history · publication v1
Follow the ideas, results and limitations over time. This is a selected history, not a complete literature survey or a measure of how close the problem is to being solved.
Current state & remaining question →Viewing the timeline from pinned publication v1.
3 selected milestones · Source coverage checked 2026-10-14 · Historical annotation and mathematical review remain separate.
Foundation
The paper traces the distance-minimizing consensus rule to Kemeny’s work.
Historical annotation review: pending. The date refers to the publication, with the precision supported by the source.
Foundation
Dwork and coauthors prove even-voter hardness and ask about three complete lists.
Historical annotation review: pending. The date refers to the publication, with the precision supported by the source.
Peters publishes the MAX CUT reduction and its explicit realization by three voters.
Historical annotation review: pending. The date refers to the preprint, with the precision supported by the source.
Scope & review: This is a selected source-supported milestone, not an exhaustive history.
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