SMRTR Science & EngineeringDec 1, 2025Quanta Magazine

‘Reverse Mathematics’ Illuminates Why Hard Problems Are Hard

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Computer scientists struggle with problems like the traveling salesperson problem, which requires slow methods to find optimal solutions. Researchers suspect no faster algorithms exist but cannot prove this fundamental computational limitation.

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