complexity theory

Taming Complexity –The Magnum Ice Cream

24 October 20132 September 2018 by Mario Alemi

Mario Alemi

The Magnum: As Simple as Possible Giacomo, in his "Cremeria Castiglione", explains to me how he is able to make one of the best gelatos in Bologna, and possibly in Italy. This means, for Italians at least, one of the best ice creams in the world. "Making gelato is…

Graph entropy: a definition and its relation to information

24 January 20135 February 2016 by Mario Alemi

Mario Alemi

A common question is if entropy and information theory are related. The answer is yes. How? And how are they related in graph theory? Von Neumann explains the relationship between entropy and information in a crystalline definition: "Entropy is the difference between the information provided by the macroscopic description and…