A resolution of the p v np problem could therefore have significant real-world repercussions .
对于pvnp的解决方案也在现实世界中有着重要的反响。
But " p versus np " is more than just an abstract mathematical puzzle .
但“p与np”问题不仅仅是个抽象的数学难题而已。
Programmers and computer scientists have been buzzing for the past week about the latest attempt to solve one of the most vexing questions in computer science : the so-called " p versus np problem . "
程序员与计算机科学家上周都在热议对计算机科学中最令人困惑的问题所谓的“p与np问题”的最新解答。
The clay mathematics institute in cambridge , ma , has named " p versus np " as one of its " millennium " problems , and offers $ 1 million to anyone who provides a verified proof .
Attempts to " cope with " the assumption that p does not equal np " help us develop new mental technologies , " says richard lipton , a computer scientist at georgia tech who studies the p versus np problem .
