[Cryptography] P=NP on TV

[David Johnston]

On 10/6/2013 12:17 PM, Salz, Rich wrote:
>
> Last week, the American TV show Elementary (a TV who-done-it) was 
> about the murder of two mathematicians who were working on proof of 
> P=NP. The implications to crypto, and being able to "crack into 
> servers" was covered. It was mostly accurate, up until the deux ex 
> machine of the of the NSA hiding all the loose ends at the last 
> minute. J  Fun and available at http://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary/video/
>
>
That gets to the heart of why I think P != NP.

We are led to believe that if it is shown that P = NP, we suddenly have 
a break for all sorts of algorithms.
So if P really does = NP, we can just assume P = NP and the breaks will 
make themselves evident. They do not. Hence P != NP.

Wheres my Field's Medal?

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