Algorithmic Information Theory (Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science, Series Number 1)

Chaitin, Gregory. J.

ISBN 10: 0521343062 / ISBN 13: 9780521343060

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1987

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Algorithmic Information Theory (Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science, Series Number 1)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521343062
• ISBN 13: 9780521343060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Chaitin, the inventor of algorithmic information theory, presents in this book the strongest possible version of Gödel's incompleteness theorem, using an information theoretic approach based on the size of computer programs. One half of the book is concerned with studying the halting probability of a universal computer if its program is chosen by tossing a coin. The other half is concerned with encoding the halting probability as an algebraic equation in integers, a so-called exponential diophantine equation.

Review

"If you're interested in computability theory and computational complexity, Algorithmic Information Theory belongs on your bookshelf." AI Expert