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HomeMIT 18.404J Theory of Computation, Fall 2020Lecture 22: Provably Intractable Problems, Oracles

Lecture 22: Provably Intractable Problems, Oracles

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Description: Quickly reviewed last lecture. Introduced exponential complexity classes and demonstrated a “natural” provably intractable problem. Introduced oracles and relativized computation to suggest that pure diagonalization-based methods cannot separate P and NP.

Instructor: Prof. Michael Sipser