Exploring RANDOMNESS (Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science)

Chaitin, Gregory J.

ISBN 10: 1447110854 / ISBN 13: 9781447110859

Edité par Springer, 2012

In. N° de réf. du vendeur ria9781447110859_new

Synopsis :

In The Unknowable I use LISP to compare my work on incompleteness with that of G6del and Turing, and in The Limits of Mathematics I use LISP to discuss my work on incompleteness in more detail. In this book we'll use LISP to explore my theory of randomness, called algorithmic information theory (AIT). And when I say "explore" I mean it! This book is full of exercises for the reader, ranging from the mathematical equivalent oftrivial "fin- ger warm-ups" for pianists, to substantial programming projects, to questions I can formulate precisely but don't know how to answer, to questions that I don't even know how to formulate precisely! I really want you to follow my example and hike offinto the wilder- ness and explore AIT on your own! You can stay on the trails that I've blazed and explore the well-known part of AIT, or you can go off on your own and become a fellow researcher, a colleague of mine! One way or another, the goal of this book is to make you into a participant, not a passive observer of AlT. In other words, it's too easy to just listen to a recording of AIT, that's not the way to learn music.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Exploring RANDOMNESS (Discrete Mathematics ...
Éditeur : Springer
Date d'édition : 2012
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New