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Digital memcomputing machines (DMMs) solve optimization problems. Their time to solution self-averages with problem size, showing robustness unlike traditional algorithms.

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Area of Science:

Computational Science
Physics
Computer Science

Background:

Digital memcomputing machines (DMMs) utilize non-quantum dynamical systems with memory.
These machines are designed to tackle complex combinatorial optimization problems.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the time to solution (TTS) distribution for DMMs.
To investigate the self-averaging properties of DMMs as problem size increases.

Main Methods:

Analytical derivation of the TTS distribution.
Numerical simulations solving instances of the 3-SAT problem.

Main Results:

The time to solution (TTS) for DMMs follows an inverse Gaussian distribution.
TTS self-averages with increasing problem size, independent of the specific problem instance.
This self-averaging property makes DMMs insensitive to instance-specific details.

Conclusions:

DMMs exhibit a predictable and robust performance scaling for optimization problems.
The self-averaging characteristic presents a significant advantage over traditional computational algorithms.
This physics-based approach offers a novel paradigm for computation.