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We define an index of compatibility for a probabilistic theory (PT). Quantum mechanics with index 0 and classical probability theory with index 1 are at the two extremes. In this way, quantum mechanics is at least as incompatible as any PT.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-01 Stan Gudder

The problem of P vs. NP is very serious, and solutions to the problem can help save lives. This article is an attempt at solving the problem using a computer algorithm. It is presented in a fashion that will hopefully allow for easy…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Matt Groff

This paper talk about that NP is not AL and P, P is not NC, NC is not NL, and NL is not L. The point about this paper is the depend relation of the problem that need other problem's result to compute it. I show the structure of depend…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2011-11-22 Koji Kobayashi

The relationship between the complexity classes P and NP is an unsolved question in the field of theoretical computer science. In this paper, we look at the link between the P - NP question and the "Deterministic" versus "Non Deterministic"…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2016-03-28 M. Rémon

In 1975, Ladner showed that under the hypothesis that P is not equal to NP, there exists a language which is neither in P, nor NP-complete. This result was latter generalized by Schoning and several authors to various polynomial-time…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Philippe Chapdelaine

We study the polynomial-time autoreducibility of NP-complete sets and obtain separations under strong hypotheses for NP. Assuming there is a p-generic set in NP, we show the following: - For every $k \geq 2$, there is a $k$-T-complete set…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2016-01-22 John M. Hitchcock , Hadi Shafei

Recently, in Axioms 10(2): 119 (2021), a nonclassical first-order theory T of sets and functions has been introduced as the collection of axioms we have to accept if we want a foundational theory for (all of) mathematics that is not weaker…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Marcoen J. T. F. Cabbolet , Adrian R. D. Mathias

This article introduces three invariance principles under which P is different from NP. In the second part a theorem of convergence is proven. This theorem states that for any language L there exists an infinite sequence of languages from…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Mircea Alexandru Popescu Moscu

We prove that any two general probabilistic theories (GPTs) are entangleable, in the sense that their composite exhibits either entangled states or entangled measurements, if and only if they are both non-classical, meaning that neither of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-02 Guillaume Aubrun , Ludovico Lami , Carlos Palazuelos , Martin Plávala

Two theorems about the P versus NP problem be proved in this article (1) There exists a language $L$, that the statement $L \in \textbf{P}$ is independent of ZFC. (2) There exists a language $L \in \textbf{NP}$, for any polynomial time…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-05-09 Tianheng Tsui

Although whether P equals NP is an important, open problem in computer science, and although Jaeger's 2008 paper, "Solving the P/NP Problem Under Intrinsic Uncertainty" (arXiv:0811.0463) presents an attempt at tackling the problem by…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2009-04-27 Andrew Keenan Richardson , Cole Arthur Brown

An (encoded) decision problem is a pair (E, F) where E=words that encode instances of the problem, F=words to be accepted. We use "strings" in a technical sense. With an NP problem (E, F) we associate the "logogram" of F relative to E,…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2008-02-14 Silvano Di Zenzo

The Curry-Howard correspondence is often called the proofs-as-programs result. I offer a generalization of this result, something which may be called machines as programs. Utilizing this insight, I introduce two new Turing Machines called…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2021-09-23 Jonathan J. Mize

In this paper we explore fundamental concepts in computational complexity theory and the boundaries of algorithmic decidability. We examine the relationship between complexity classes \textbf{P} and \textbf{NP}, where $L \in \textbf{P}$…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Duaa Abdullah , Jasem Hamoud

We study generalizations of Demuth's Theorem, which states that the image of a Martin-L\"of random real under a tt-reduction is either computable or Turing equivalent to a Martin-L\"of random real. We show that Demuth's Theorem holds for…

Logic · Mathematics 2011-10-27 Laurent Bienvenu , Christopher Porter

We prove, for stably computably enumerable formal systems, direct analogues of the first and second incompleteness theorems of G\"odel. A typical stably computably enumerable set is the set of Diophantine equations with no integer…

Logic · Mathematics 2024-12-19 Yasha Savelyev

Nonuniformity is a central concept in computational complexity with powerful connections to circuit complexity and randomness. Nonuniform reductions have been used to study the isomorphism conjecture for NP and completeness for larger…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-01-19 John M. Hitchcock , Hadi Shafei

The central conjecture of parameterized complexity states that FPT is not equal to W[1], and is generally regarded as the parameterized counterpart to P != NP. We revisit the issue of the plausibility of FPT != W[1], focusing on two…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-07-20 Ralph C. Bottesch

We prove that P = NP implies #P = FP by exploiting the topological structure of 3SAT solution spaces. The argument proceeds via a dichotomy: any polynomial-time algorithm for 3SAT either operates without global knowledge of the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-03-24 M. Alasli

The open question, P=NP?, was presented by Cook (1971). In this paper, a proof that P is not equal to NP is presented. In addition, it is shown that P is not equal to the intersection of NP and co-NP. Finally, the exact inclusion…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2007-05-23 R. A. Cohen