Publication

2000-03-01 - Springer

Language

English

Word Count

92,750 words, Guess

Page Count

371 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99059492
  • Goodreads3051464

Classifications

  • LCCQA295 .C25 2000

Description

The finite-infinite interplay is central in the human thinking, from ancient philosophers and mathematicians (Zenon, Pythagoras), to modern mathematics (Cantor, Hilbert) and computer science (Turing, Goedel). Recent developments in mathematics and computer science suggest radically new answers to classical questions such as: Does infinity exist? Where does infinity come from? How can we reconcile the finiteness of the human brain with the infinity of ideas it produces? Well-known authors from around the world, many of them architects of the mathematics and computer science for the new century, contribute to the volume. While mathematical in spirit, contributions have many connections with computer science, cognitive science, linguistics, philosophy, physics, biology and semiotics.

First Sentence

A huge number of applications require to solve the mathematical problem of removing noise from data.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Finite Versus Infinite: Contributions to an Eternal Dilemma (Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science)PaperbackSpringer2000-03-01

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