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Logic, Automata, and Computational Complexity

By Editor , Bruce M. Kapron

Book information

Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Year
2023
ISBN
9798400707780, 9798400707797, 9798400707773, 9798400707803
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (5366684 bytes)
Pages
426\0
Orientation
landscape
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2023-10-13 08:34:59

Description

Professor Stephen A. Cook is a pioneer of the theory of computational complexity. His work on NP-completeness and the P vs. NP problem remains a central focus of this field. Cook won the 1982 Turing Award for "his advancement of our understanding of the complexity of computation in a significant and profound way." This volume includes a selection of seminal papers embodying the work that led to this award, exemplifying Cook's synthesis of ideas and techniques from logic and the theory of computation including NP-completeness, proof complexity, bounded arithmetic, and parallel and space-bounded computation. These papers are accompanied by contributed articles by leading researchers in these areas, which convey to a general reader the importance of Cook's ideas and their enduring impact on the research community. The book also contains biographical material, Cook's Turing Award lecture, and an interview. Together these provide a portrait of Cook as a recognized leader and innovator in mathematics and computer science, as well as a gentle mentor and colleague.

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