The solution of the Clay Mathematics Institute's P vs NP question in the aspect of critical vulnerability of modern cryptography

This working paper provides a physical and microarchitectural deconstruction of the P vs NP problem and the 3-SAT task as formulated by the Clay Mathematics Institute. By evaluating computational complexity through the prism of hardware constraints, memory architecture (Word RAM), and information theory, the author identifies a fundamental methodological flaw in the traditional worst-case complexity paradigm. The paper establishes the linear limits of structured constraints and explores the direct implications of low-level binary evaluations for the resilience of modern cryptographic primitives and decentralized financial systems.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-10-31
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23840073
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Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
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The solution of the Clay Mathematics Institute's P vs NP question in the aspect of critical vulnerability of modern cryptography

Alexander Arefiev
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
preprint

The solution of the Clay Mathematics Institute's P vs NP question in the aspect of critical vulnerability of modern cryptography

Alexander Arefiev
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Abstract

This working paper provides a physical and microarchitectural deconstruction of the P vs NP problem and the 3-SAT task as formulated by the Clay Mathematics Institute. By evaluating computational complexity through the prism of hardware constraints, memory architecture (Word RAM), and information theory, the author identifies a fundamental methodological flaw in the traditional worst-case complexity paradigm. The paper establishes the linear limits of structured constraints and explores the direct implications of low-level binary evaluations for the resilience of modern cryptographic primitives and decentralized financial systems.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
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