§5.2.1, Theorem 5.3
If NP is not contained in P/poly, then P ≠ NP.
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Avi Wigderson · Mathematics and Computation
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§3.5, NP versus coNP
If NP ≠ coNP, then P ≠ NP.
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§4.1, polynomial hierarchy; P = NP collapse discussion
If P = NP, then PH = P.
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Source item: hierarchy-collapse
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Theorem 5.5 [KL82], §5.2.1
If NP is contained in P/poly, then PH = Σ₂^P.
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Theorem 4.1 [Lad75], §4.2
If P ≠ NP, then some languages in NP are neither in P nor NP-complete under polynomial-time many-one reductions.
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§5.2.1, Theorem 5.3 and Conjecture 5.4
NP is not contained in P/poly.
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Source item: np-circuits
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Definition 4.7 and §4.5
There exists a polynomial-time-computable function that is hard to invert on average for probabilistic polynomial-time algorithms.
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§4.4–4.5, Definition 4.7 and discussion
If standard one-way functions exist, then P ≠ NP.
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§12.4, algebraic reductions and completeness
Over a field of characteristic zero, VP and VNP are distinct.
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P versus NP →
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General NP circuit lower bounds would separate P and NP →
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A one-direction sufficient condition; the converse is not established.
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Nonuniform general NP circuit lower bounds would suffice for P ≠ NP.
NP versus coNP would separate P and NP →
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The implication does not establish its premise.
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Separating NP from coNP would also separate P from NP.
If P = NP, the polynomial hierarchy collapses to P →
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An asymptotic complexity-class consequence, not a practical algorithm implementation.
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Polynomial NP circuits would collapse the hierarchy →
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The Karp–Lipton implication; the circuit containment premise remains unresolved.
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If P ≠ NP, intermediate problems exist →
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Existence of NP-intermediate languages; not a classification of specific natural candidates.
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NP lacks polynomial-size general circuits →
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A stronger circuit-complexity target than P ≠ NP.
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Standard one-way functions exist →
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Average-case cryptographic hardness; stronger than merely worst-case NP hardness.
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One-way functions would separate P and NP →
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The reverse implication is not established; P ≠ NP alone is not a security guarantee.
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Average-case one-wayness is a stronger sufficient hardness premise.
VP versus VNP →
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An algebraic analogue; no equivalence to Boolean P versus NP is asserted.
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P versus NP
- §5.2.1, Theorem 5.3 ↑
- §3.5, NP versus coNP ↑
- §4.1, polynomial hierarchy; P = NP collapse discussion ↑
- Theorem 5.5 [KL82], §5.2.1 ↑
- Theorem 4.1 [Lad75], §4.2 ↑
- §5.2.1, Theorem 5.3 and Conjecture 5.4 ↑
- Definition 4.7 and §4.5 ↑
- §4.4–4.5, Definition 4.7 and discussion ↑
- §12.4, algebraic reductions and completeness ↑
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VP versus VNP is an algebraic complexity analogue, with field operations and polynomial families.
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