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The P versus NP Brief

Computational Complexity 2009-05-01 v3

Abstract

This paper discusses why P and NP are likely to be different. It analyses the essence of the concepts and points out that P and NP might be diverse by sheer definition. It also speculates that P and NP may be unequal due to natural laws.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0709.1207,
  title  = {The P versus NP Brief},
  author = {Mikael Franzen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.1207},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, 1 figure; added notational definition for functions for section 2, formatting and wording changes; corrected typo, recompiled pdf-file

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