Re:Galactic algorithm
by jvanderbot on Saturday December 02, 2023 @09:09PM
(#38504139)
Actually, no, a galactic algorithm and nongalactic may give different answers.
Consider the TSP problem from TFA, in this case two approximation algorithms were presented, one marginally better, meaning the answer would be different.
I believe channel capacity encoding was like this as well, but that is not in my wheelhouse.
Re:Galactic algorithm
by hermitcrab on Sunday December 03, 2023 @05:29AM
(#38506086)
I was trying to keep things simple, by talking about algorithms that have precise answers (such as multiplying 2 numbers or sorting a list). In that case you would expect the galactic and nongalactic algorithms to give the same answer, but with different time and space characteristics. Perhaps I should have been clearer.
General relativity and Newtonian gravity give very similar answers in some cases (e.g. calculating space craft orbits), but different in others (e.g. the orbit of mercury or light passing near a black hole).