Hypercomputation: Computing Beyond the Church-Turing Barrier Contributor(s): Syropoulos, Apostolos (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441940405 ISBN-13: 9781441940407 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Science - Computers | Information Theory - Science | System Theory |
Dewey: 003 |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.81 lbs) 260 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book provides a thorough description of hypercomputation. It covers all attempts at devising conceptual hypermachines and all new promising computational paradigms that may eventually lead to the construction of a hypermachine. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of what computability is, and why the Church-Turing thesis poses an arbitrary limit to what can be actually computed. Hypercomputing is a relatively novel idea. However, the book's most important features are its description of the various attempts of hypercomputation, from trial-and-error machines to the exploration of the human mind, if we treat it as a computing device. |