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A Short Introduction to Kolmogorov Complexity

Computational Complexity 2010-05-17 v2

Abstract

This is a short introduction to Kolmogorov Complexity. The interested reader is referred to the text books by Cover & Thomas as well as Li & V\'itanyi, which cover the fields of information theory and Kolmogorov complexity in depth and with all the necessary rigor.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1005.2400,
  title  = {A Short Introduction to Kolmogorov Complexity},
  author = {Volker Nannen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.2400},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

7 pages; from The Paradox of Overfitting, Master's thesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 2003

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