Computational Complexity and Statistical Physics

by Allon Percus

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195177371
• ISBN13: 9780195177374
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"