An Introduction to Kolmogorov Complexity and Its Applications

Li, M., & Vitányi, P. (1997). An Introduction to Kolmogorov Complexity and Its Applications. Springer.

Type

Book

Intellectual base

Textbook

Year

1997

DOI registrant

Springer Nature

Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2606-0matched

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philosophy

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Primes

• Parsimony (Occam's Razor)
  • Li and Vitányi's

    This sourceLi Vitanyi Kolmogorov complexity applications.

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    The book's own abstract shows a comprehensive treatment of Kolmogorov complexity with an applications part, but says nothing about the practical difficulty of using K(h) as a universal measure.

    “We treat all aspects of the elementary mathematical theory of Kolmogorov complexity.”

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