Computational Complexity and Statistical Physics (Santa Fe Institute Studies on the Sciences of Complexity)

By: Allon Percus and Gabriel Istrate and Cristopher Moore

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Synopsis: Computer science and physics have been closely linked since the birth of modern computing. In recent years, an interdisciplinary area has blossomed at the junction of these fields, connecting insights from statistical physics with basic computational challenges. Researchers have successfully applied techniques from the study of phase transitions to analyze NP-complete problems such as satisfiability and graph coloring. This is leading to a new understanding of the structure of these problems, and of how algorithms perform on them. Computational Complexity and Statistical Physics will serve as a standard reference and pedagogical aid to statistical physics methods in computer science, with a particular focus on phase transitions in combinatorial problems. Addressed to a broad range of readers, the book includes substantial background material along with current research by leading computer scientists, mathematicians, and physicists. It will prepare students and researchers from all of these fields to contribute to this exciting area.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780199760565
Related ISBNs:: 9780195177381, 9780195177374
Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/08/22
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Allon Percus
Edited by:: Gabriel Istrate
Edited by:: Cristopher Moore