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In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman

- Mathematics at the Limits of Computation

Om In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman

What is the shortest possible route for a traveling salesman seeking to visit each city on a list exactly once and return to his city of origin? It sounds simple enough, yet the traveling salesman problem is one of the most intensely studied puzzles in applied mathematics--and it has defied solution to this day. In this book, William Cook takes readers on a mathematical excursion, picking up the salesman's trail in the 1800s when Irish mathematician W. R. Hamilton first defined the problem, and venturing to the furthest limits of today's state-of-the-art attempts to solve it. He also explores its many important applications, from genome sequencing and designing computer processors to arranging music and hunting for planets.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691163529
  • Format:
  • Häftad
  • Sidor:
  • 248
  • Utgiven:
  • 9. november 2014
  • Mått:
  • 233x159x14 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 438 g.
Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 5. december 2024

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What is the shortest possible route for a traveling salesman seeking to visit each city on a list exactly once and return to his city of origin? It sounds simple enough, yet the traveling salesman problem is one of the most intensely studied puzzles in applied mathematics--and it has defied solution to this day. In this book, William Cook takes readers on a mathematical excursion, picking up the salesman's trail in the 1800s when Irish mathematician W. R. Hamilton first defined the problem, and venturing to the furthest limits of today's state-of-the-art attempts to solve it. He also explores its many important applications, from genome sequencing and designing computer processors to arranging music and hunting for planets.

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