RE: computer-go: Which Maths Is OT?

["Xu, Mousheng" <moushengxu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My input on applying any math theory to go program is:

Please understand what the theory really is about, and does the essense
of the thoery help to solve the problem? What are the potential problems
of the theory applicatjion?

If you want to use ANN, how many nodes do you need and how many
iterations do you expect? Without a relatively sound basis, don't start
it.

-- Mousheng

-----Original Message-----
From: Compgo123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Compgo123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 11:57 PM
To: computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: computer-go: Which Maths Is OT?


In a message dated 11/4/99 7:43:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, jga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

writes:

<< I'm sorry, but I can't even parse this..... nip >>

What matters in science is the mathematical logic. A theory is a
mathematical 
derivation. It either works or it doesn't work. Nothing else. Discussion

about chaos theory strictly belong to this category.

Posts on this list mostly are for general comment about general
directions. 
Some maybe correct and some may turn out to be wrong. It doesn't mean a 
person who made a general comment here will do his mathematics in the
same 
general way. Any person intersted in apply chaos theory to Go will do
vigrous 
mathematical work. Yes, it's good to point out some weakness in the
thinking. 
For example, someone pointed out Go game is actually a finite set. It's
a 
good point. Since no one has yet put out a complete theory, it doesn't
make 
much sense to drag out a detail in the middle of nowhere to argue about
it. 
Because the fundation has not been layed down yet. When people post
here, 
they generally think something is interesting. By the word
'interesting', I 
mean it's something that may worth exploring. The purpose for us to post
here 
is to exchange ideas. I think one can gain in two ways by reading this
list. 
One is to gain knowledge and the other is that one maybe inspired by the
post 
of another person.