Although there is a large literature on arithmetic circuits, the various models that are studied differ in some fundamental aspects. This sometimes has made it difficult to evaluate the impact of results proved using one notion of circuit, as it relates to other classes of circuits. Communication among different segments of the community has sometimes been slow, owing to these differences in definitions, and other differences in focus. Techniques developed in one community have not always been fully appreciated in the other community. There will be no contributed talks.
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