Spin glasses and complexity
Stein, Daniel L.
creator
Newman, Charles M. (Charles Michael)
1946-
text
bibliography
nju
Princeton
Princeton University Press
c2013
2013
monographic
eng
xviii, 317 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
"Spin glasses are disordered magnetic systems that have led to the development of mathematical tools with an array of real-world applications, from airline scheduling to neural networks. Spin Glasses and Complexity offers the most concise, engaging, and accessible introduction to the subject, fully explaining what spin glasses are, why they are important, and how they are opening up new ways of thinking about complexity. This one-of-a-kind guide to spin glasses begins by explaining the fundamentals of order and symmetry in condensed matter physics and how spin glasses fit into--and modify--this framework. It then explores how spin-glass concepts and ideas have found applications in areas as diverse as computational complexity, biological and artificial neural networks, protein folding, immune response maturation, combinatorial optimization, and social network modeling. Providing an essential overview of the history, science, and growing significance of this exciting field, Spin Glasses and Complexity also features a forward-looking discussion of what spin glasses may teach us in the future about complex systems. This is a must-have book for students and practitioners in the natural and social sciences, with new material even for the experts"--
Daniel L. Stein and Charles M. Newman.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Spin glasses
Computational complexity
QC176.8.S68 S74 2013
530.4/12
Primers in complex systems
9780691147338 (pbk.)
0691147337 (pbk.)
2012017289
DLC
120614
20130530113408.0
17346908