Implementation of Polynomial NP-Complete Algorithms Based on the NP Verifier Simulation Framework

Changryeol Lee

arxiv: 2602.10991 · v3 · submitted 2026-02-11 · 💻 cs.CC · cs.FL

Implementation of Polynomial NP-Complete Algorithms Based on the NP Verifier Simulation Framework

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classification 💻 cs.CC cs.FL

keywords NP-completeSATSubset-Sumdeterministic Turing machinepolynomial timeverifier simulationPython implementation

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The pith

Fully specified deterministic Turing machines solve SAT and Subset-Sum in polynomial time via an improved verifier simulation framework.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper builds explicit deterministic Turing machines for the NP-complete problems SAT and Subset-Sum by refining the feasible-graph construction and edge-extension steps inside an existing NP verifier simulation framework. These machines are given as complete, runnable Python code that produces correct witnesses while staying inside the claimed polynomial bounds. A sympathetic reader cares because the work moves from abstract existence arguments to concrete, executable procedures that could be tested directly on instances.

Core claim

We construct fully specified deterministic Turing Machines (DTMs) for SAT and Subset-Sum within an improved NP verifier simulation framework. A key contribution is the development of a functional implementation that bridges the gap between theoretical proofs and executable software. Our improved feasible-graph construction yields a theoretical reduction in the asymptotic polynomial degree, while enhanced edge extension mechanisms significantly improve practical execution speed. We show that these machines generate valid witnesses, extending the framework to deterministic FNP computation without increasing complexity. The complete Python implementation behaves in accordance with the predicted

What carries the argument

Improved feasible-graph construction and enhanced edge-extension mechanisms that turn nondeterministic verifier simulation into deterministic polynomial-time computation for concrete NP-complete problems.

If this is right

The constructed DTMs produce valid witnesses for SAT and Subset-Sum.
The same framework supports deterministic FNP computation at the same polynomial complexity.
The Python code runs inside the predicted polynomial-time bounds on the supplied sample instances.
The feasible-graph improvements lower the degree of the polynomial bound compared with prior versions of the framework.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The same construction pattern could be applied to other NP-complete problems such as Vertex Cover or 3-Coloring to obtain explicit machines.
Practical testing on larger random instances would reveal whether the claimed polynomial bounds hold in observed wall-clock time.
If the edge-extension rules generalize cleanly, the approach might supply deterministic polynomial-time oracles for restricted classes of SAT formulas.

Load-bearing premise

The improved feasible-graph construction and edge-extension mechanisms turn the nondeterministic verifier simulation into a deterministic polynomial-time procedure without introducing hidden exponential factors in the worst case.

What would settle it

Execute the released Python implementation on a SAT instance with several thousand variables and clauses; if the observed runtime exceeds the predicted polynomial bound or the output witness is incorrect on a satisfiable formula, the central claim is false.

read the original abstract

While prior work established a verifier-based polynomial-time framework for NP, explicit deterministic machines for concrete NP-complete problems have remained elusive. In this paper, we construct fully specified deterministic Turing Machines (DTMs) for SAT and Subset-Sum within an improved NP verifier simulation framework. A key contribution of this work is the development of a functional implementation that bridges the gap between theoretical proofs and executable software. Our improved feasible-graph construction yields a theoretical reduction in the asymptotic polynomial degree, while enhanced edge extension mechanisms significantly improve practical execution speed. We show that these machines generate valid witnesses, extending the framework to deterministic FNP computation without increasing complexity. The complete Python implementation behaves in accordance with the predicted polynomial-time bounds, and the source code along with sample instances are available in a public online repository.

Editorial analysis

A structured set of objections, weighed in public.

Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit. Tearing a paper down is the easy half of reading it; the pith above is the substance, this is the friction.

Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

The paper supplies concrete DTMs and working Python code for SAT and Subset-Sum inside a cited verifier framework, but provides no derivation that the feasible-graph construction stays polynomial in input size.

read the letter

The new part is the explicit machines for two specific problems plus the Python implementation that actually runs and produces witnesses. The tweaks to feasible-graph construction and edge extension are presented as improvements that lower the polynomial degree and speed up execution in practice. Having public code and sample instances is useful for anyone who wants to inspect the approach directly rather than just read a proof sketch. That counts as a modest contribution to making the framework more concrete. The central weakness is the missing bound. The abstract and description assert that the deterministic simulation respects polynomial time, yet there is no lemma or calculation showing that the total number of edges or extensions remains polynomial in the input length instead of growing with the number of partial assignments or witness bits. Running the code on small instances and observing that it finishes does not substitute for that analysis; it leaves open the possibility that the graph size reintroduces an exponential factor the original nondeterministic verifier avoids. The claim that the implementation “behaves in accordance with the predicted bounds” therefore reads as circular until an independent derivation is supplied. This work is mainly for readers already following attempts to build explicit polynomial machines for NP-complete problems. A serious referee could check whether the full manuscript adds the missing complexity argument and whether the code matches the claimed machines. Without that argument the paper does not yet deserve referee time.

Referee Report

3 major / 1 minor

Summary. The manuscript claims to construct fully specified deterministic Turing machines (DTMs) for SAT and Subset-Sum inside an improved NP verifier simulation framework. It presents a functional Python implementation asserted to run in polynomial time according to predicted bounds, makes the source code and sample instances publicly available, and states that the machines generate valid witnesses while extending the framework to deterministic FNP computation without raising complexity.

Significance. A rigorously supported demonstration of explicit polynomial-time DTMs for NP-complete problems would be a result of the highest significance, as it would establish P=NP. The provision of executable code and a public repository is a positive feature that facilitates reproducibility. However, the manuscript supplies no formal complexity analysis, so the claimed significance cannot be evaluated on the basis of the current text.

major comments (3)

[Abstract] Abstract: the assertion that the implementation respects polynomial bounds is unsupported by any explicit complexity derivation, worst-case analysis of the graph-construction steps, or independent verification that the deterministic simulation avoids exponential blow-up.
[Feasible-graph construction] Feasible-graph construction: the improved feasible-graph construction and edge-extension mechanisms are asserted to convert the nondeterministic verifier into a deterministic polynomial-time procedure, yet no lemma or derivation is given that bounds the total number of edges or extensions by a fixed polynomial in the input length (as opposed to the witness length or number of clauses).
[Main claims] Main claims: the polynomial-time claim is described as 'predicted' and then confirmed by the implementation 'behaving in accordance,' indicating that the time bound appears to be built into the framework definition rather than measured against an external benchmark.

minor comments (1)

The manuscript would benefit from including pseudocode or a high-level algorithm listing for the edge-extension mechanism to aid readability.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

3 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for the careful review and for highlighting areas where the presentation of our complexity claims can be strengthened. We address each major comment below and indicate the revisions we will make.

read point-by-point responses

Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the assertion that the implementation respects polynomial bounds is unsupported by any explicit complexity derivation, worst-case analysis of the graph-construction steps, or independent verification that the deterministic simulation avoids exponential blow-up.

Authors: We agree that the abstract would benefit from a more explicit reference to the supporting analysis. In the revised manuscript we will add a sentence in the abstract that points to the polynomial bound derivation given in Section 3, which analyzes the graph-construction steps and shows that the deterministic simulation produces a graph whose size is bounded by a fixed polynomial in the input length. revision: yes
Referee: [Feasible-graph construction] Feasible-graph construction: the improved feasible-graph construction and edge-extension mechanisms are asserted to convert the nondeterministic verifier into a deterministic polynomial-time procedure, yet no lemma or derivation is given that bounds the total number of edges or extensions by a fixed polynomial in the input length (as opposed to the witness length or number of clauses).

Authors: Section 4 of the manuscript describes the feasible-graph construction and the edge-extension rules. Because the witness length for both SAT and Subset-Sum is linear in the number of variables (which is encoded in the input), the total number of edges generated remains polynomial in the overall input length. We will insert an explicit lemma in the revised version that states the edge count is at most O(n^4) for input length n and proves that the deterministic extension process does not introduce exponential blow-up. revision: yes
Referee: [Main claims] Main claims: the polynomial-time claim is described as 'predicted' and then confirmed by the implementation 'behaving in accordance,' indicating that the time bound appears to be built into the framework definition rather than measured against an external benchmark.

Authors: The polynomial bound follows directly from the NP-verifier simulation framework, which by design replaces nondeterministic choices with deterministic graph traversal whose depth and branching are polynomially bounded. The implementation serves as empirical validation on concrete instances. To make the claim independent of the framework definition, we will add a new subsection containing explicit runtime measurements on standard benchmark sets and a comparison against the theoretical polynomial. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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Polynomial-time bounds asserted via framework definition and implementation confirmation

specific steps

fitted input called prediction [Abstract]
"While prior work established a verifier-based polynomial-time framework for NP, explicit deterministic machines for concrete NP-complete problems have remained elusive. In this paper, we construct fully specified deterministic Turing Machines (DTMs) for SAT and Subset-Sum within an improved NP verifier simulation framework. ... The complete Python implementation behaves in accordance with the predicted polynomial-time bounds"

The polynomial bound is first 'predicted' from the improved framework (itself built on the cited prior polynomial-time verifier framework) and then declared verified because the implementation matches the prediction. This makes the central claim equivalent to the framework's definitional assumption rather than an independently derived bound on graph size.

full rationale

The derivation chain begins from prior work establishing a polynomial-time verifier framework, then improves the feasible-graph construction and claims the resulting DTMs run in polynomial time. The only confirmation offered is that the Python implementation 'behaves in accordance with the predicted polynomial-time bounds.' No independent lemma bounds the number of edges or extensions by a polynomial in the input length alone; the bound is therefore inherited from the framework definition and reasserted by construction when the implementation matches the prediction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the assumption that the prior NP verifier simulation framework can be deterministically realized in polynomial time once the graph-construction and edge-extension improvements are applied; no new free parameters or invented entities are declared in the abstract.

axioms (1)

domain assumption The NP verifier simulation framework can be realized by a deterministic polynomial-time Turing machine once feasible-graph construction and edge extension are improved.
This assumption is invoked to justify the construction of the DTMs for SAT and Subset-Sum.

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Implementation of Polynomial NP-Complete Algorithms Based on the NP Verifier Simulation Framework

Core claim

What carries the argument

If this is right

Where Pith is reading between the lines

Load-bearing premise

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