Theory of computation / George Tourlakis.

"In the (meta)theory of computing, the fundamental questions of the limitations of computing are addressed. These limitations, which are intrinsic rather than technology dependent, may immediatly rule out the existence of algorithmic solutions for some problems while for others they rule out ef...

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Main Author: Tourlakis, George J.
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Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.
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