theoretical-computer-science / Fine-grained complexity; graph algorithms

The APSP hypothesis: are all-pairs shortest paths computable in truly subcubic time?

Yes: deterministic O(n2.9995)O(n^{2.9995}) algorithms for APSP and for the (min,+)-product with polynomially bounded integer weights on the word RAM (the Lean development states n2.99942n^{2.99942}), and Exact Triangle in O(n2.9983)O(n^{2.9983}), refuting the APSP and Exact Triangle hypotheses; a Las Vegas O(n2.998)O(n^{2.998}) version works for real weights. The core is a new thin-matrix-product algorithm solving Lopsided All-Edges Sparse Triangle, with known reductions giving the rest. The same paper refutes the 3SUM hypothesis, catalogued separately. The constants are enormous; the impact is on the theory of subcubic equivalences, not on practice. SETH and Orthogonal Vectors are unaffected.

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theoretical-computer-scienceOct 5, 2026Significance 55/100Registry: lean checked

The APSP hypothesis: are all-pairs shortest paths computable in truly subcubic time?

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Yes: deterministic O(n2.9995)O(n^{2.9995}) algorithms for APSP and for the (min,+)-product with polynomially bounded integer weights on the word RAM (the Lean development states n2.99942n^{2.99942}), and Exact Triangle in O(n2.9983)O(n^{2.9983}), refuting the APSP and Exact Triangle hypotheses; a Las Vegas O(n2.998)O(n^{2.998}) version works for real weights. The core is a new thin-matrix-product algorithm solving Lopsided All-Edges Sparse Tria…

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Yes: deterministic O(n2.9995)O(n^{2.9995}) algorithms for APSP and for the (min,+)-product with polynomially bounded integer weights on the word RAM (the Lean development states n2.99942n^{2.99942}), and Exact Triangle in O(n2.9983)O(n^{2.9983}), refuting the APSP and Exact Triangle hypotheses; a Las Vegas O(n2.998)O(n^{2.998}) version works for real weights. The core is a new thin-matrix-product algorithm solving Lopsided All-Edges Sparse Triangle, with known reductions giving the rest. The same paper refutes the 3SUM hypothesis, catalogued separately. The constants are enormous; the impact is on the theory of subcubic equivalences, not on practice. SETH and Orthogonal Vectors are unaffected.

Yes: deterministic O(n2.9995)O(n^{2.9995}) algorithms for APSP and for the (min,+)-product with polynomially bounded integer weights on the word RAM (the Lean development states n2.99942n^{2.99942}), and Exact Triangle in O(n2.9983)O(n^{2.9983}), refuting the APSP and Exact Triangle hypotheses; a Las Vegas O(n2.998)O(n^{2.998}) version works for real weights. The core is a new thin-matrix-product algorithm solving Lopsided All-Edges Sparse Triangle, with known reductions giving the rest. The same paper refutes the 3SUM hypothesis, catalogued separately. The constants are enormous; the impact is on the theory of subcubic equivalences, not on practice. SETH and Orthogonal Vectors are unaffected.

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