The U-machine: A model of generalized computation

International Journal of Unconventional Computing

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 265-283

  Maclennan, Bruce J ^a  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog computers; Analog systems; Diffusion processes; Digital systems; Memory architecture; Nanotechnology; Neural network architecture; Neural network hardware; Neural networks; Reconfigurable architectures

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954611744     PISSN: 15487199     EISSN: 15487202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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