A Markov chain model of the B-cell algorithm

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Volumn 3627, Issue , 2005, Pages 318-330

  Clark, Edward ^a   Hone, Andrew ^a   Timmis, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SET THEORY;

B-CELL ALGORITHMS; OPTIMAL PARAMETER SETTINGS; TRANSIT METHODS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 26944496764     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/11536444_24     Document Type: Conference Paper

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