Problems for the Clairvoyant Demon
- đ¤ Speaker: Prof. Geoffrey Grimmett
- đ Date & Time: Wednesday 22 February 2012, 18:00 - 19:00
- đ Venue: Castlereagh Room, Fisher Building, St John's College
Abstract
The clairvoyant demon can see into the infinite future. Does this help ‘it’ to perform mathematical tasks that are otherwise impossible? Examples involve infinite sequences of coin tosses.
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Prof. Geoffrey Grimmett
Wednesday 22 February 2012, 18:00-19:00