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Improving problem solving by exploiting the concept of symmetry

Artificial Intelligence 2013-03-06 v2

Abstract

We investigate the concept of symmetry and its role in problem solving. This paper first defines precisely the elements that constitute a "problem" and its "solution," and gives several examples to illustrate these definitions. Given precise definitions of problems, it is relatively straightforward to construct a search process for finding solutions. Finally this paper attempts to exploit the concept of symmetry in improving problem solving.

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@article{arxiv.1212.5776,
  title  = {Improving problem solving by exploiting the concept of symmetry},
  author = {M. A. El-Dosuky and M. Z. Rashad and T. T. Hamza and A. H. EL-Bassiouny},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.5776},
  year   = {2013}
}
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