Computation: The Micro And The Macro View - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9810209819 ISBN 13: 9789810209810

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

The laws and methodology of physics are starting to provide powerful insights into the nature and dynamics of computation. This book contains a number of articles that illustrate how fields ranging from quantum mechanics to statistical physics and nonlinear dynamics can help elucidate the nature of computation.

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Review

"The saving grace is the serious nature of the articles and the considerable number of useful references they provide in their respective areas." E R Davies Contemporary Physics, 1994

Synopsis

The laws and methodology of physics are starting to provide powerful insights into the nature and dynamics of computation. This book contains a number of articles that illustrate how the fields of quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics and nonlinear dynamics can elucidate the nature of computation. These include fundamental bounds on information processing, the value of cooperation in concurrent problem solving by computer, the regularities found in the spread of computer viruses, the computation implied by chaotic dynamics and the study of complex systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810209819
• ISBN 13: 9789810209810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 172
• Editor: Huberman Bernard