The Golden Ticket

P, NP, and the Search for the Impossible

Lance Fortnow (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2017
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-17578-2 (ISBN)

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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 for everything we do with computers and beyond. Lance Fortnow traces the history and development of P-NP, giving examples from a variety of disciplines, including economics, physics, and biology. He explores problems that capture the full difficulty of the P-NP dilemma, from discovering the shortest route through all the rides at Disney World to finding large groups of friends on Facebook. The Golden Ticket explores what we truly can and cannot achieve computationally, describing the benefits and unexpected challenges of this compelling problem.

Lance Fortnow is professor and chair of the School of Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology and the founder and coauthor of the Computational Complexity blog.

Preface ix Chapter 1 The Golden Ticket 1 Chapter 2 The Beautiful World 11 Chapter 3 P and NP 29 Chapter 4 The Hardest Problems in NP 51 Chapter 5 The Prehistory of P versus NP 71 Chapter 6 Dealing with Hardness 89 Chapter 7 Proving P <> NP 109 Chapter 8 Secrets 123 Chapter 9 Quantum 143 Chapter 10 The Future 155 Acknowledgments 163 Chapter Notes and Sources 165 Index 171

Erscheinungsdatum	01.03.2017
Zusatzinfo	41 halftones. 41 line illus.
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 235 mm
Gewicht	312 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Analysis
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Finanz- / Wirtschaftsmathematik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10	0-691-17578-0 / 0691175780
ISBN-13	978-0-691-17578-2 / 9780691175782
Zustand	Neuware