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Complexity Theory
Ingo Wegener
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Description for Complexity Theory
Hardback. A title that reflects the developments in its emphasis on randomized and approximation algorithms and communication models. In it, all topics are considered from an algorithmic point of view stressing the implications for algorithm design. Translator(s): Pruim, R. Num Pages: 308 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
Complexity theory is the theory of determining the necessary resources for the solution of algorithmic problems and, therefore, the limits of what is possible with the available resources. An understanding of these limits prevents the search for non-existing efficient algorithms. This textbook considers randomization as a key concept and emphasizes the interplay between theory and practice:
New branches of complexity theory continue to arise in response to new algorithmic concepts, and its results - such as the theory of NP-completeness - have influenced the development of all areas of computer science.
The topics selected have implications for concrete applications, and the significance ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540210450
SKU
V9783540210450
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99-15
About Ingo Wegener
The author is a full professor at the Computer Science Department of Dortmund University. He is the author of 8 monographs and more than 150 journal and conference articles. He was head of the German youth competition in computer science and has obtained the university medal for excellent teaching. He is an elected member of the German Academy of Sciences ... Read more
Reviews for Complexity Theory
From the reviews: "This book should be important and useful for students of computer science as an introduction to complexity theory with an emphasis on randomized and approximation algorithms … . It contains 16 chapters and extends from the foundations of modern complexity theory to recent developments with implications for concrete applications. … The text ... Read more