{"product_id":"2940016155944","title":"The Longest Second","description":"This book revolves around the legendary puzzle called P vs. NP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe puzzle is one of the most difficult intellectual challenges, yet the book has made it accessible so that following the proof is not too much more than playing Sudoku.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a most celebrated math conjecture, the puzzle is naïve-looking and shortchangingly simple, yet its perplexing nature may long linger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing a puzzle within another however, the conjecture is not the ultimate subject. The book is in fact about the mystery P vs. NP is shrouded in, with a proof as the protagonist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike a piece of fiction, as one about the Holy Grail that has to somehow align with historical facts to create fabrication, this book uniquely demystifies a piece of history. We have a real puzzle. We have a genuine solution. We have authentic people and chronicles. And the mystery is what we are still living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book not only offers a settlement to P vs. NP, but also provides a comprehensive account of events tied to the fate of the mysteries, as well as a full and in-depth explanation, in and beyond the formal arena, as to why the conjecture is so hard.","brand":"Roielle Hugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153127293168,"sku":"2940016155944","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016155944_p0.jpg?v=1763630407","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016155944","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}