Doubts continue on claim to have solved P vs NP mathematical question

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 02:49 in Mathematics & Economics

One of the most complex mathematical problems in the world is proving either that P ≠ NP or P=NP, a riddle that was first formulated in 1971 by mathematicians Leonid Levin and Stephen Cook. The question was one of seven millennium problems set by the Clay Mathematical Institute (CMI) in Cambridge, Massachusetts as being among the most difficult to solve.

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