A Note on Binary Quadratic Systems and their relation to complexity theory

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.07769v1
• Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:19:05 GMT
• Title: A Note on Binary Quadratic Systems and their relation to complexity theory
• Abstract summary: We prove $(FF_2)n$ as the ground set of the evaluation matroid of $Q_d$.<n>We also use a Whitney-type sign-reversing involution to show that only terms that can push $_1/2n$ below $_1/2n$ come from the elements of a matroid port.
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• Abstract: Deciding whether a system of multivariate quadratic equations over $\mathbb F_2$ has a solution is a classical NP-complete problem, and remains so for square systems, with as many equations as variables. The hardness of this problem is one of the cornerstones of nowadays post-quantum cryptography. Let $\MQ_0(n)$ and $\MQ_1(n)$ denote the sets of square quadratic systems in $n$ variables having respectively no solutions and exactly one solution. $\cup_{n\geq 2} \MQ_0(n)$ is a coNP-complete language, while $\cup_{n\geq 2} \MQ_1(n)$ lies in DP. It is known that $\lim_{n\to \infty} |\MQ_1(n)|/|\MQ_0(n)|=1$. Here we prove the explicit finite-$n$ bounds \[ |\MQ_0(n)|<|\MQ_1(n)| \le \left(1+\frac{1}{2^n-1}\right)|\MQ_0(n)|, \] More generally, let $Q_d$ be the space of polynomial functions $(\FF_2)^n\to\mathbb F_2$ of degree at most $d$, and let $α_k$ count square systems in $(Q_d)^n$ having exactly $k$ solutions. Then \[ α_0<α_1 \le \left(1+\frac{1}{2^n-1}\right)α_0\,, \qquad 2\le d\le n \,. \] The proof combines matroid and coding-theoretic methods. We interpret $(\FF_2)^n$ as the ground set of the evaluation matroid of $Q_d$, express $α_0$ and $α_1$ through characteristic polynomials, and use a Whitney-type sign-reversing involution to show that the only terms that can push $α_1-α_0$ below $α_1/2^n$ come from the elements of a matroid port. These are identified with minimal-support words of the Reed--Muller code $\RM(n-d-1,n)=\RM(d,n)^\perp$; the required estimate then follows from the MacWilliams identity, the minimum-distance bound $2^{d+1}$, and the even-weight structure of the code.

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