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by Leszek 422 days ago
Something I find fascinating is that we know that P != EXPTIME, and that P <= NP <= EXPTIME, but have managed to prove neither P != NP nor NP != EXPTIME. NP has to be somewhere between them but we have no idea where.
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"NP has to be somewhere between them but we have no idea where" – I guess that this state of affairs won't change much even if we prove P != NP?
I think that's unclear. A constructive proof of P != NP might yield insights into the "gap" between them.