Yearbook of the Artificial. Vol. 5
Natural Chance, Artificial Chance
©2009
Edited Collection
286 Pages
Series:
Yearbook of the Artificial, Volume 5
Summary
Not only scientific research, but also modern-day social life, is demonstrating a strongly renewed interest in ‘chance’ – a theme that has accompanied the whole history of human thought. This volume brings together many of the topics in which chance, or randomness, plays a significant role.
The interest in randomness has been accentuated by the emergence of theories and concrete phenomena, which appear to be homing in upon the complex, many-sided, multidimensional and uncertain aspects of reality, such as the dynamics of living or economic systems, or of technological and political trends. Furthermore, in scientific and technological fields, there is a growing need for ‘good’ random sequences of numbers or symbols for use in simulation or testing activities, cryptographic methods, and so on.
The interest in randomness has been accentuated by the emergence of theories and concrete phenomena, which appear to be homing in upon the complex, many-sided, multidimensional and uncertain aspects of reality, such as the dynamics of living or economic systems, or of technological and political trends. Furthermore, in scientific and technological fields, there is a growing need for ‘good’ random sequences of numbers or symbols for use in simulation or testing activities, cryptographic methods, and so on.
Details
- Pages
- 286
- Publication Year
- 2009
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9783039114764
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Zufall Aufsatzsammlung Applied Computer Science Teaching Computer Science Sociology Data Processing Psychology Computer Science
- Published
- Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2008. 286 pp., 20 ill.
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