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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.
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.
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