Abstract: In this paper, security mechanism called zero knowledge proofs has been defined using subset sum problem. We have used subset sum problem for robustness analysis of zero-knowledge proofs ...

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

Scientists in China have developed a new chip, with a twist: it's analog, meaning it performs calculations on its own physical circuits rather than via the binary 1s and 0s of standard digital ...

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is walking back his clear jab at New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson, his former colleague. Payton was asked about Wilson's clap back on X from Tuesday, in ...

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Professional astronomers don’t make discoveries by ...

A new proof illuminates the hidden patterns that emerge when addition becomes impossible. The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing. Take addition. It’s a straightforward ...

Abstract: The Subset-Sum Problem (SSP) ensures a significant role in various practical applications, which include cryptography and coding theory owing to the importance in the functionality of some ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

To demonstrate that the sum of the subset of a given set is equal to the given sum. The Subset Sum program executed successfully, and the result was determined based on whether a subset matching the ...

Take the number of elements n and the list of n integers as input, followed by the target sum x. Use combinations from the itertools library to generate all possible subsets of the list. For each ...