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Problem 15: The Dining Philosophers
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The Dining Philosophers problem is a classic synchronization problem. The key challenge in the problem is to ensure that when a philosopher picks up one fork, they are guaranteed to get the other fork without causing a deadlock. Deadlocks can happen, for example, if each philosopher picks up the left fork simultaneously, waiting indefinitely for the right fork, which will never become available. Another concern is to avoid any philosopher from starving, meaning the system should be fair enough that every philosopher gets a chance to eat.

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