Statistical Physics of Spin Glasses and Information Processing by Hidetoshi Nishimori

Statistical Physics of Spin Glasses and Information Processing by Hidetoshi Nishimori

Spin glasses are magnetic materials. Statistical mechanics, a subfield of physics, has been a powerful tool to theoretically analyse various unique properties of spin glasses. A number of new analytical techniques have been developed to establish a theory of spin glasses. Surprisingly, these techniques have turned out to offer new tools and viewpoints for the understanding of information processing problems, including neural networks, error-correcting codes, image restoration, and optimization problems. This book is one of the first publications of the past ten years that provide a broad overview of this interdisciplinary field. Most of the book is written in a self-contained manner, assuming only a general knowledge of statistical mechanics and basic probability theory. It provides the reader with a sound introduction to the field and to the analytical techniques necessary to follow its most recent developments.

.. very enjoyable to read and often opening the reader's eye to new possibilities. This is a perfect introduction to the field for students and researchers who want to study problems in information science, including the use of physics in information processing * Butsuri *

Professor Hidetoshi Nishimori, Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Oh-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan, Tel.: +81/3/57342488, Fax: +81/3/57342719, email: nishi@stat.phys.titech.ac.jp

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ISBN 13	9780198509417
ISBN 10	0198509413
Title	Statistical Physics of Spin Glasses and Information Processing
Author	Hidetoshi Nishimori
Series	International Series Of Monographs On Physics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2001-07-19
Number of pages	256
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