Media theory: interdisciplinary applied mathematics
David Eppstein, Jean-Claude Falmagne, Sergei Ovchinnikov (auth.)The focus of this book is a mathematical structure modeling a physical or biological system that can be in any of a number of `states.' Each state is characterized by a set of binary features, and differs from some other neighbor state or states by just one of those feature. A simple example of a `state’ is a partial solution of a jigsaw puzzle, which can be transformed into another partial solution or into the final solution just by adding or removing a single adjoining piece. The evolution of such a system over time is considered. Such a structure is analyzed from algebraic and probabilistic (stochastic) standpoints.
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Година:
2008
Издание:
1
Издателство:
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Език:
english
Страници:
328
ISBN 10:
3540716963
ISBN 13:
9783540716969
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PDF, 1.73 MB
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english, 2008