Autore: Paul Vitanyi

“The book is outstanding and admirable in many respects. is necessary reading for all kinds of readers from undergraduate students to top authorities in the field.” Journal of Symbolic Logic Written …

Briefly, we review the basic elements of computability theory and prob- ability theory that are required. Finally, in order to place the subject in the appropriate historical and conceptual context w …

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This must-read textbook presents an essential introduction to Kolmogorov complexity (KC), a central theory and powerful tool in information science that deals with the quantity of information in indi …