The Local Information Dynamics of Distributed Computation in Complex Systems (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)

The nature of distributed computation in complex systems has often been described in terms of memory, communication and processing. This thesis presents a complete information-theoretic framework to quantify these operations on information (i.e. information storage, transfer and modification), and in particular their dynamics in space and time. The framework is applied to cellular automata, and delivers important insights into the fundamental nature of distributed computation and the dynamics of complex systems (e.g. that gliders are dominant information transfer agents). Applications to several important network models, including random Boolean networks, suggest that the capability for information storage and coherent transfer are maximised near the critical regime in certain order-chaos phase transitions. Further applications to study and design information structure in the contexts of computational neuroscience and guided self-organisation underline the practical utility of the techniques presented here.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	2013
Authors:	Joseph T. Lizier
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-32951-7
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Information theory > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General
LSN:	3-642-32951-9
Barcode:	9783642329517

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