A Status Report on the P Versus NP Question

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  • Eric Allender
چکیده

We survey some of the history of the most famous open question in computing: the P versus NP question. We summarize some of the progress that has been made to date, and assess the current situation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Advances in Computers

دوره 77  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009