Programmatic Architecture for the P vs. NP Problem
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: To establish a rigorous mathematical separation between deterministic polynomial-time algorithms and non-deterministic decision structures, I formulate the P vs. NP problem through a multi-pillar analytic framework: 1. Algebraic Circuit Complexity & Multilinear Polynomial Degree Bounds: Constructing an algebraic embedding of Boolean circuits into the polynomial ring \mathbb{R}[x_1, \dots, x_n] / \langle x_i^2 - x_i \rangle to prove \Omega(n) degree lower bounds and exponential circuit size restrictions for hard 3\text{-SAT} instances. 2. Quantum-Like Phase Transition & Torus Spectral Gap Collapse: Mapping discrete states onto the continuous torus \mathbb{T}^n and defining a complexity Hamiltonian H_{\Phi, \hbar} = -\hbar^2 \Delta + E_{\Phi}(\theta). Proving that NP-complete instances induce deep potential wells and instanton-driven tunneling, forcing exponential spectral gap collapse \Delta \lambda_n(\hbar) \le \exp(-\alpha n). 3. Tensor-Rank Invariants for Non-Deterministic Transition Matrices: Modeling non-deterministic state-space trajectories as higher-order tensors \mathcal{T}_{\Phi} \in \bigotimes_{k=1}^m \mathbb{R}^d. Demonstrating that structural tensor-rank growth (\operatorname{rank}(\mathcal{T}_{\Phi}) \ge 2^{\gamma n}) precludes polynomial-time tensor factorization. Supported by explicit lower-bound derivations, WKB instanton analyses, and comprehensive foundational references.
Author: Warren, Sylvaunte
Language: English
Subfield: Computational Theory and Mathematics
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225636436
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