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Travelling Salesman, Thriller Set In a World Where P=NP
mikejuk writes with this excerpt from I Programmer: "A movie that features science and technology is always welcome, but is it not often we have one that focuses on computer science. Travelling Salesman is just such a rare movie. As you can guess from its name, it is about the Travelling Salesman problem, more precisely about the P=NP question. Written and directed by Timothy Lanzone, and produced by Fretboard Pictures, it should premiere on June 16. As the blurb to the movie trailer says: 'Travelling Salesman is an intellectual thriller about four of the world's smartest mathematicians hired by the U.S. government to solve the most elusive problem in computer science history — P vs. NP. The four have jointly created a "system" which could be the next major advancement for humanity or the downfall of society.'"
Not sure if troll or just stupid...
I really want to know about Thriller in a world where P=NP. Do the zombies dance differently or what?
"P. P never changes." in a Ron Perlman voice.
I would've gone with "When everything you thought you knew about NP... is wrong"
N = 1
There you go. I solved it. Now where's my million bucks?!
That's not the complete solution. The complete solution reads: N=1 or P=0
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
And we know that Asians aren't known for that or anything... Really, it wouldn't have been shocking to have a Japanese guy, or an Indian guy, or heck, maybe a woman.
The way the movie industry works, the cast would be three white guys and a blind black lesbian smarter than all of them.
Ezekiel 23:20
How long is this movie
O(n!)