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Pierre-Simon Laplace, was a famous mathematician from the 18th century, who is known for many things. How about having a transform named after you—the Laplace transform—pretty cool. He is also famous for posing the scientific question, “what is the probability the sun will rise tomorrow?”
Today I will discuss our version of his question: “What is the probability that P6=NP?” Okay, it not really the same as his question, but it is an interesting question.
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Lipton, R.J. (2010). What Would You Bet?. In: The P=NP Question and Gödel’s Lost Letter. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7155-5_4
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