Randomness Through Computation: Some Answers, More Questions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789814327749)

This review volume consists of a set of chapters written by leading scholars, most of them founders of their fields. It explores the connections of Randomness to other areas of scientific knowledge, especially its fruitful relationship to Computability and Complexity Theory, and also to areas such as Probability, Statistics, Information Theory, Biology, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Learning Theory and Artificial Intelligence. The contributors cover these topics without neglecting important philosophical dimensions, sometimes going beyond the purely technical to formulate age old questions relating to matters such as determinism and free will.The scope of Randomness Through Computation is novel. Each contributor shares their personal views and anecdotes on the various reasons and motivations which led them to the study of Randomness. Using a question and answer format, they share their visions from their several distinctive vantage points.

Author: Hector Zenil
ISBN-10: 9814327743
ISBN-13: 9789814327749
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2011
Pages: 440
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d