cs.LGApr 21, 2026

Ultrametric OGP - parametric RDT \emph{symmetric} binary perceptron connection

Authors: Mihailo Stojnic

Organizations: [cs.LG]

Abstract

In [97,99,100], an fl-RDT framework is introduced to characterize \emph{statistical computational gaps} (SCGs). Studying \emph{symmetric binary perceptrons} (SBPs), [100] obtained an \emph{algorithmic} threshold estimate αaαc(7)1.6093α_a\approx α_c^{(7)}\approx 1.6093 at the 7th lifting level (for κ=1κ=1 margin), closely approaching 1.581.58 local entropy (LE) prediction [18]. In this paper, we further connect parametric RDT to overlap gap properties (OGPs), another key geometric feature of the solution space. Specifically, for any positive integer ss, we consider ss-level ultrametric OGPs (ultsult_s-OGPs) and rigorously upper-bound the associated constraint densities αultsα_{ult_s}. To achieve this, we develop an analytical union-bounding program consisting of combinatorial and probabilistic components. By casting the combinatorial part as a convex problem and the probabilistic part as a nested integration, we conduct numerical evaluations and obtain that the tightest bounds at the first two levels, αˉult11.6578\barα_{ult_1} \approx 1.6578 and αˉult21.6219\barα_{ult_2} \approx 1.6219, closely approach the 3rd and 4th lifting level parametric RDT estimates, αc(3)1.6576α_c^{(3)} \approx 1.6576 and αc(4)1.6218α_c^{(4)} \approx 1.6218. We also observe excellent agreement across other key parameters, including overlap values and the relative sizes of ultrametric clusters. Based on these observations, we propose several conjectures linking ultult-OGP and parametric RDT. Specifically, we conjecture that algorithmic threshold αa=limsαults=limsαˉults=limrαc(r)α_a=\lim_{s\rightarrow\infty} α_{ult_s} = \lim_{s\rightarrow\infty} \barα{ult_s} = \lim_{r\rightarrow\infty} α_{c}^{(r)}, and αultsαc(s+2)α_{ult_s} \leq α_{c}^{(s+2)} (with possible equality for some (maybe even all) ss). Finally, we discuss the potential existence of a full isomorphism connecting all key parameters of ultult-OGP and parametric RDT.

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