> The key word is not "infinite", it's the word "if"
i can't believe i want to extend this conversation any further, but i'll simply say that in mathematics and computer science it is important to consider abstract relationships between formally defined objects without regard to whether or not they do actually exist (numbers for instance, do not exist apart from us talking about them). computational complexity is an important example, as is convergence in a limit. the question as phrased earlier was simply whether a finite deterministic game could be solved by a particular algorithm, given enough time. nothing wrong with that question. on a practical note, i think that MC is a great idea for 9x9, and might even be a great idea as a subset of a larger piece of code that employs human knowledge, but that MC will never beat a decent human at 19x19. the time/space limitations are just too great. s. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail beta Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. http://new.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
