The Golden Ticket: P, NP, and the Search for the Impossible

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"The Golden Ticket: P, NP, and the Search for the Impossible" is a popular-science book that explains the P vs NP problem and its profound implications for computer science, mathematics, and everyday life in an accessible, non-technical way.

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instanceOf book about computer science
popular science book
addresses potential consequences if P does not equal NP
potential consequences if P equals NP
aimsTo make complexity theory understandable to non-specialists
author Lance Fortnow NERFINISHED
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
discusses NP-complete problems
cryptography and P vs NP
impact of P vs NP on technology
optimization problems
search problems
educationalValue introduces readers to complexity theory concepts
raises awareness of open problems in computer science
explains P versus NP problem in accessible terms
importance of efficient algorithms
relationship between computation and problem solving
explores history of the P vs NP problem
role of proofs in mathematics and computer science
format prose
genre popular computer science
popular mathematics
hasPerspective non-technical overview of a major open problem
intendedAudience general audience
language English
mainSubject P versus NP problem NERFINISHED
complexity classes P and NP
computational complexity theory
implications of P vs NP for everyday life
theoretical computer science
publisher Princeton University Press NERFINISHED
relatedTo Clay Mathematics Institute Millennium Prize Problems NERFINISHED
computational intractability
topic limits of computation
unsolved problems in computer science
uses metaphors related to a golden ticket
real-world examples
writingStyle non-technical

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Lance Fortnow notableWork The Golden Ticket: P, NP, and the Search for the Impossible