Talk:God's algorithm

This article was nominated for deletion on 10 May 2006. The result of the discussion was keep.

Okay, the following claims need citations:

God's algorithm is a notion originating in discussions of ways to solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle
...but which can also be applied to other combinatorial puzzles
...and mathematical games.
The notion applies to puzzles that can assume a finite number of "configurations"... God's algorithm, then, for a given puzzle, is an algorithm that solves the puzzle and produces only optimal solutions.
For the notion of "God's algorithm" to be meaningful, it must further be required that the algorithm be practical...
For the Towers of Hanoi puzzle, a God's algorithm exists for any given number of disks.

These are all reasonable ideas, but where do they come from? Melchoir 21:36, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fine. I added some references but left in {{unreferenced}} since not all of your concerns have been addressed. I removed {{OR}} since there appears to be no original research in the page. CRGreathouse (t | c) 01:47, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it still looks like original research to me. The Towers of Hanoi reference doesn't speak of "God's algorithms" or any other concept that is claimed to have historically arisen from the Rubik's cube. How is it relevant to this article? Melchoir 02:14, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]