A computer scientist claims to have solved one of the world’s most complex and intractable mathematical problems by proving that P≠NP. By Alastair Jamieson and Alastairjamieson 11 August 2010 • 8:00am ...

Discover the mysteries of the P versus NP problem and the recent proof by Vinay Deolalikar that could change computational complexity forever. The P versus NP question concerns the speed at which a ...

Source: Darren Edwards What if one of the biggest unsolved problems in mathematics is not just about numbers or computers, but about observers like you and me? This isn’t a proposed solution to P vs ...

Last week, HP Labs mathematician Vinay Deolalikar started circulating a startling paper that claims to have solved the preeminent open problem in computer science, known as P = NP. Er, more accurately ...

The above picture shows a chessboard with two queens placed on it. As the queens do not share the same row, column or diagonal of the chessboard they are not attacking each other. Can you place ...

Complexity theory remains one of the great unsolved mathematical puzzles. Kenneth Regan is trying to figure it out. Kenneth Regan paused at lunch in New York to glance at incoming texts from top ...

Solving a problem in polynomial time assumes that computers have faculties that the human brain has. Basically solving a math problem in polynomial time means that computers can quickly check for the ...