The Golden Ticket: P, Np, and the Search for the Impossible
by Lance Fortnow
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages176 pages
ISBN
9780691156491
Published
2013
Description
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 solve...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. Provides a nontechnical introduction to p-np, its rich history, and its algorithmic implications for everything we do with computers and beyond.