You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason:

The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Users, Administrators.


You can view and copy the source of this page.

Templates used on this page:

Return to Some Reduction Inferences.

Assume all reductions are done in polynomial time

$P \subseteq NP \subseteq NPC \subseteq NPH$

Consider problems $A$ and $B$

  • If <math>A</math> is reduced to <math>B</math> and <math>B</math> $\in$ P, then <math>A</math> $\in$ <math>P</math>
  • If <math>A</math> is reduced to <math>B</math> and <math>B</math> $\in$ NP, then <math>A</math> $\in$ <math>NP</math> (<math>B</math> may also be in <math>P</math>, but <math>P</math> <math>\subseteq</math> <math>NP</math>)
  • If <math>A</math> is reduced to <math>B</math> and <math>B</math> $\in$ NPC, then <math>A</math> $\in$ <math>NP</math>
  • If <math>A</math> is reduced to <math>B</math> and <math>B</math> $\in$ NPH, then <math>A</math> $\in$ <math>P</math>
  • If problem <math>A</math> is reduced to a problem <math>B</math> and <math>B</math> $\in$ P, then <math>A</math> $\in$ <math>P</math>
  • If problem <math>A</math> is reduced to a problem <math>B</math> and <math>B</math> $\in$ P, then <math>A</math> $\in$ <math>P</math>
  • If problem <math>A</math> is reduced to a problem <math>B</math> and <math>B</math> $\in$ P, then <math>A</math> $\in$ <math>P</math>
  • If problem <math>A</math> is reduced to a problem <math>B</math> and <math>B</math> $\in$ P, then <math>A</math> $\in$ <math>P</math>