Kolmogorov Complexity of Graphs
John P. Hearn
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John P. Hearn
Abstract
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Kolmogorov complexity is a theory based on the premise that the complexity of a binary string can be measured by its compressibility; that is, a string’s complexity is the length of the shortest program that produces that string. We explore applications of this measure to graph theory.
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Kolmogorov complexity is a theory based on the premise that the complexity of a binary string can be measured by its compressibility; that is, a string’s complexity is the length of the shortest program that produces that string. We explore applications of this measure to graph theory.
Key concepts: Mathematics, Combinatorics, Computer science, Discrete mathematics