Mahaney's theorem

Mahaney's theorem is a theorem in computational complexity theory proven by Stephen Mahaney that states that if any sparse language is NP-Complete, then P=NP.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Mahaney, Stephen R. (October 1982). "Sparse complete sets for NP: Solution of a conjecture of Berman and Hartmanis". Journal of Computer and System Sciences. 25 (2): 130–143. doi:10.1016/0022-0000(82)90002-2.
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