A mathematical structure for emergent computation /

The book has not only applicability to models of computation and optimization but also scientific consequences as it contributes to a rethinking of the most fundamental ideas about nature." "The book is written at a level suitable for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students as w...

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Main Author: Korotkich, Victor
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht, The Netherlands ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1999]
Series:Nonconvex optimization and its applications ; v. 36.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The book has not only applicability to models of computation and optimization but also scientific consequences as it contributes to a rethinking of the most fundamental ideas about nature." "The book is written at a level suitable for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students as well as research workers and practitioners in computer science, information technology, mathematics and physics. The book is quite suitable as a reference or as supplementary reading material for an advanced graduate course. Only a basic knowledge of calculus is required."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 164 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-164).
ISBN:9781461553137 (electronic bk.)
146155313X (electronic bk.)