Computing in finite time

Open Systems and Information Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-195

  De Vos, Alexis ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 33646896268     PISSN: 12301612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11080-006-8221-1     Document Type: Article

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