Again, I have been away for a while. I have been engulfed in my Master's Thesis (will possibly post that up as soon as its finished), which is taking up all my time. Despite that I had to come here and write a quick post about this (It will not be to my usual standard because it is rushed). Apparently we have a solution to a Millennium Problem. Just for those who are unaware, the Clay Institute of Mathematics set up the Millennium Problems, which are 7 open questions in Mathematics. These are not just any questions, but problems that have remained unsolved for hundreds of year. These are the hardest problems in Mathematics.
Previously, A proof of The Poincaré conjecture has be presented by Grigori Perelman, a Russian Mathematician. He did in fact refuse the $1M prize that goes with the Fields Medal, but the point remains, he was the first to solve a Millennium Prize Problem.
Of the 6 remaining, a proof has now emerged to the P vs. NP problem. Vinay Deolaiker of HP Labs has presented a proof that P !=(read not equal) NP. This Prof, if correct will have a massive effect on several areas of mathematics, but especially computer science and indeed cryptography. The proof is said to be 100 pages, but I cannot confirm nor deny this. I have not yet read it, but it is bound to be long. It is currently undergoing peer review, i.e. being checked and rechecked from very angle and being torn to bits by other Mathematicians.
I will try and keep you apprised of the developments and post more details about the problem and solution when i have time. Promise.
*EDIT*
So, If you follow the Link below in the comment posted by Jack, you will see some of the potential flaws in the proof. These may or may not hold and are being raised and addressed to check that the proof is robust. It may also be that there is a problem with the proof and it does not hold in its current form, but may hold with some modifications. As said before, time will tell.
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