Statistical Mechanics of Distributed Information Systems

Session

Overlays, analysis and properties

5

Jul 17, 2007, 3:00 PM

16. Integrating geographical, technological and economical factors in a model of Internet growth

Dr Petter Holme (U New Mexico)

7/17/07, 3:00 PM

15. Interacting traders with public and private information (statistical mechanics perspective)

Prof. Andrea De Martino (Rome)

7/17/07, 4:30 PM

250. Criticality and Phase Transitions in Diversity Colouring

David Saad (Aston University Birmingham)

7/17/07, 6:00 PM

264. Probability Collectives: A practical information theoretic prescriptive on bounded rational game theory and statistical physics

Prof. Mohammed El-Beltagy

7/17/07, 6:30 PM

In this short presentation an exposition is made of the ideas put forth by David H. Wolpert connecting Bounded rational Game Theory with Statistical Physics concepts by means of Information Theory. The mathematical structure that is used, know as Product Distribution (PD) theory, plays a central role in a framework for learning and optimization that is called Probability Collectives...