Computer Science
P versus NP
Impact
99
Does every problem whose solution can be verified quickly also admit a quick algorithm to find that solution? A decisive answer would redraw the map of computation, cryptography, and optimization.
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Computer Science
Impact
99
Does every problem whose solution can be verified quickly also admit a quick algorithm to find that solution? A decisive answer would redraw the map of computation, cryptography, and optimization.
Number Theory
Impact
98
Do all non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function lie on the critical line Re(s) = 1/2? The hypothesis governs the finest distribution of the prime numbers.
Theoretical Physics
Impact
96
Produce a mathematically consistent framework that unifies quantum field theory with general relativity, recovering both in the appropriate limits and making sharp, testable predictions.
Mathematical Physics
Impact
94
Do the three-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes equations always admit smooth, globally defined solutions — or can singularities form from smooth initial data?
Mathematical Physics
Impact
91
Establish a rigorous quantum Yang–Mills theory on R⁴ and prove that it has a positive mass gap — the lowest excitation sits strictly above the vacuum.
Biophysics
Impact
88
Formulate and validate a general, predictive theory of how proteins fold and misfold in physiologically relevant conditions — beyond static structure prediction alone.
Algebraic Geometry
Impact
87
Are Hodge classes on a non-singular complex projective variety algebraic — that is, rational linear combinations of cohomology classes of algebraic subvarieties?
Number Theory
Impact
76
Are there infinitely many primes p such that p + 2 is also prime? Bounded-gap breakthroughs brought us close — the infinite twin-prime statement remains open.
Number Theory
Impact
72
Starting from any positive integer, repeatedly apply n → n/2 if even and n → 3n + 1 if odd. Does every trajectory eventually reach 1?
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