Perspectives in Computation

by Robert Geroch

Book Overview

The subject of computation deals with solutions to mathematical problems by procedures, i.e., solutions that could be generated by a machine; that require no original thought. For which problems are there such procedures, and when they do exist how efficient can they be? In recent years, the landscape of this subject has changed somewhat by the introduction of "machines" that utilize quantum mechanics in their operation.Perspectives in Computation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1927763401
• ISBN13: 9781927763407
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Minkowski Institute Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"