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How do humans succeed in tasks like proving Fermat's Theorem or predicting the Higgs boson?

Computational Complexity 2026-02-10 v2

Abstract

I discuss issues of inverting feasibly computable functions, optimal discovery algorithms, and the constant overheads in their performance.

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@article{arxiv.2209.09121,
  title  = {How do humans succeed in tasks like proving Fermat's Theorem or predicting the Higgs boson?},
  author = {Leonid A. Levin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.09121},
  year   = {2026}
}

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