The Golden Ticket: P, NP, and the Search for the Impossible - Couverture rigide

Fortnow, Lance

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0691156492 ISBN 13 : 9780691156491

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2013

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Lance Fortnow is professor and chair of the School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He founded and coauthors the Computational Complexity blog.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0691156492
• ISBN 13: 9780691156491
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible