The Golden Ticket: P, Np, and the Search for the Impossible

by Lance Fortnow

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The computer science problem whose solution could transform life as we know it

The P-NP problem is the most important open problem in computer science, if not all of mathematics. Simply stated, it asks whether every problem whose solution can be quickly checked by computer can also be quickly solved by computer. The Golden Ticket provides a nontechnical introduction to P-NP, its rich history, and its algorithmic implications...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691156492

ISBN13:9780691156491

Release Date:March 2013

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:176 Pages

Weight:1.03 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Computers Computers & Technology Linear Programming Math Mathematical Analysis Mathematics Science & Math

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