Randomness: Four Questions and Some Challenges
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1. Why were you initially drawn to the study of computation and randomness? 2 1.1. Physical randomness (classical) 2 1.2. Physical randomness (quantum) 2 1.3. Algorithmic randomness 3 1.4. Computer science randomness 3 1.5. Biology 4 2. What have we learned? 4 2.1. Physical randomness (classical) 5 2.2. Physical randomness (quantum) 5 2.3. Algorithmic randomness 5 2.4. Randomness in computer science 6 2.5. Biology 7 3. What are the most important open problems in the field? 8 3.1. Algorithmic randomness 8 3.2. Computer science 9 3.3. Biology 10 3.4. Quantum mechanics 11 4. What are the prospects for progress? 11 4.1. Quantum randomnesses 11 4.2. Pseudo-randomness and algorithmic randomness 12 4.3. Computer science 12 4.4. Extended Criticality in Biology 13 4.5. Comparison 14 References 14
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تاریخ انتشار 2010