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Computational Complexity: A Quantitative Perspective [1st ed]
 0444828419, 9780444828415, 9781423709350

Table of contents :
Content:
Preface
Pages vii-ix
Marius Zimand

Chapter 1 Preliminaries Original Research Article
Pages 1-23

Chapter 2 Abstract complexity theory Original Research Article
Pages 25-50

Chapter 3 Polynomial time, nondeterministic polynomial time, and exponential time Original Research Article
Pages 51-108

Chapter 4 Quantum computation Original Research Article
Pages 109-141

Chapter 5 One-way functions and pseudo-random generators Original Research Article
Pages 143-224

Chapter 6 Optimization problems Original Research Article
Pages 225-316

Appendix A Tail bounds
Pages 317-320

Bibliography
Pages 321-332

Index
Pages 333-340

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