NP

was P vs. NP solved already? :)

by arstep · Oct 30, 2026

boss: did you just send $5B of our company's liquid capital to a nigerian prince? me: no worries boss, our market cap is $100B boss (who is also the tooth fairy): oh right cool np

by 12_throw_away · Oct 30, 2026

Clearly show it how? It's not enough for finding a solution to be slower than verifying, it has to be slower by a particular extreme amount, and that has to hold for the best po…

by Dylan16807 · Oct 29, 2026

I don't agree with this narrative of the history. It is true that CS had to make theoretical concessions. Just as Newton did. We don't criticize Newtonian mechanics (or, I don't…

by calf · Oct 29, 2026

if someone finds a O(n^100) algo for NP complete problems, the obvious next step is to start lowering that 100 exponent. Given the current developments, I would not be confident…

by elfly · Oct 28, 2026

The point is not that ETH has anything to do with P or NP, but that the bounds theoretical CS chooses for its conjectures tend to be extremely round and convenient. Does reality…

by antics · Oct 27, 2026