Learning Automata: An Introduction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486498775)

This self-contained introductory text on the behavior of learning automata focuses on how a sequential decision-maker with a finite number of choices responds in a random environment. Topics include fixed structure automata, variable structure stochastic automata, convergence, 0 and S models, nonstationary environments, interconnected automata and games, and applications of learning automata. A must for all students of stochastic algorithms, this treatment is the work of two well-known scientists and is suitable for a one-semester graduate course in automata theory and stochastic algorithms. This volume also provides a fine guide for independent study and a reference for students and professionals in operations research, computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics. The authors have provided a new preface for this edition.

Author: Kumpati S. Narendra, Mandayam A. L. Thathachar
ISBN-10: 0486498778
ISBN-13: 9780486498775
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 12/19/2012
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.40w x 1.00d