Duh! (Advice to self: think more, type less.)
On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 11:46 PM, Bo Jacoby <bojac...@yahoo.dk> wrote: > If there are n=1 variables and k=4 states, then the number of systen > states is k^n=4^1=4 and not n^k=1^4=1. I think that Mikel's formula is > quite correct. > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > Fra: Roger Hui <rogerhui.can...@gmail.com> > >Til: Programming forum <programm...@jsoftware.com> > >Sendt: 8:19 onsdag den 1. maj 2013 > >Emne: Re: [Jprogramming] Transcomputational numbers > > > > > >If there are n variables each of which can take k states, isn't the number > >of possible states n^k rather than k^n? Just think of the limiting case > >where there is 1 variable and 4 states. > > > >(The algebraic manipulations in the solution would be similar.) > > > > > >On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 1:17 PM, mikel paternain <mikelpa...@hotmail.es > >wrote: > > > >> A system of n variables, each of wich can take k diferents states, can > >> have k^n possible system states. To analyze such a system, a minimum of > k^n > >> bits of information are to be processed. The problem becomes > >> transcomputational when k^n > 10^93. > >> > >> Find a J verb or expression for n if k=2,3,4,5,....and k^n>10^93 > >> > >> JoJ team > >> > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
