Media Theory: Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics

By David Eppstein, Sergei Ovchinnikov, Jean-Claude Falmagne

Book Overview

This book presents a mathematical structure modeling a physical or biological system that can be in any of a number of states. Each state is characterized by a set of binary features, and differs from some other neighbor state or states by just one of those features. A simple example of a state is a partial solution of a jigsaw puzzle, which can be transformed into another partial solution or into the final solution just by adding or removing a single adjoining piece. The evolution of such a system over time is considered. Such a structure is analyzed from algebraic and probabilistic (stochastic) standpoints.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642090834
• ISBN13: 9783642090837
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"