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In number theory, Waring's problem asks whether each natural number k has an associated positive integer s such that every natural number is the sum of at most s natural numbers raised to the power k. For example, every natural number is the sum of at most 4 squares, 9 cubes, or 19 fourth powers.
The sum of four cubes problem [1] asks whether every integer is the sum of four cubes of integers. It is conjectured the answer is affirmative, but this conjecture has been neither proven nor disproven. [2] Some of the cubes may be negative numbers, in contrast to Waring's problem on sums of cubes, where they are required to be positive.
For example, when d=4, the hash table for two occurrences of d would contain the key-value pair 8 and 4+4, and the one for three occurrences, the key-value pair 2 and (4+4)/4 (strings shown in bold). The task is then reduced to recursively computing these hash tables for increasing n , starting from n=1 and continuing up to e.g. n=4.
The subset sum problem (SSP) is a decision problem in computer science. In its most general formulation, there is a multiset S {\displaystyle S} of integers and a target-sum T {\displaystyle T} , and the question is to decide whether any subset of the integers sum to precisely T {\displaystyle T} . [ 1 ]
SRS can be solved in polynomial time in the Real RAM model. [3] However, its run-time complexity in the Turing machine model is open, as of 1997. [1] The main difficulty is that, in order to solve the problem, the square-roots should be computed to a high accuracy, which may require a large number of bits.
Maximum volume submatrix – Problem of selecting the best conditioned subset of a larger matrix. This class of problem is associated with Rank revealing QR factorizations and D optimal experimental design. [39] Minimal addition chains for sequences. [40]
See Waring's problem and the related Waring–Goldbach problem on sums of powers of primes. Hardy and Littlewood listed as their Conjecture I: "Every large odd number (n > 5) is the sum of a prime and the double of a prime". [30] This conjecture is known as Lemoine's conjecture and is also called Levy's conjecture.
The Ages of Three Children puzzle (sometimes referred to as the Census-Taker Problem [1]) is a logical puzzle in number theory which on first inspection seems to have insufficient information to solve. However, with closer examination and persistence by the solver, the question reveals its hidden mathematical clues, especially when the solver ...