The result is the first proof of concept of a machine able to solve an NP-complete problem in polynomial time using collective states. The experimental realization of the memcomputing machine ...

Part 2 of a two-part series with guest blogger Ed Aboufadel, looking at an NP-complete subset sum problem that made its way onto cable TV.

Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed a reconfigurable three-dimensional integrated photonic processor to tackle the subset sum problem (SSP), a challenging NP-complete ...

The subset-sum problem is one of the most frequently occurring NP (nondeterministic, polynomial-time)-complete) problems. It asks whether a subset of numbers in a set of positive integers adds up ...

Still, when the authors set up the grid to solve an NP-complete problem (the subset sum problem) there was a statistically significant difference between the number of fiber fragments that ended ...

Abstract: The subset sum problem (SSP) is a typical nondeterministic-polynomial-time (NP)–complete problem that is hard to solve efficiently in time with conventional computers.

There is a subset of NP problems named NP-complete. All other problems in NP can be transformed or reduced to NP-complete, in polynomial time. Now, here comes the bug: if ANY problem that is NP ...

Biological molecules that help muscles contract could one day be used to solve intractable problems that traditional supercomputers would take lifetimes to crack, new research finds.