Analog computing / Bernd Ulmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ulmann, Bernd, author.

Series:

De Gruyter Textbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic analog computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (460 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2023]

Summary:

Analog computing is one of the main pillars of Unconventional Computing. Almost forgotten for decades, we now see an ever-increasing interest in electronic analog computing because it offers a path to high-performance and highly energy-efficient computing. These characteristics are of great importance in a world where vast amounts of electric energy are consumed by today’s computer systems. Analog computing can deliver efficient solutions to many computing problems, ranging from general purpose analog computation to specialised systems like analog artificial neural networks. The book “Analog Computing” has established itself over the past decade as the standard textbook on the subject and has been substantially extended in this second edition, which includes more than 300 additional bibliographical entries, and has been expanded in many areas to include much greater detail. These enhancements will confirm this book’s status as the leading work in the field. It covers the history of analog computing from the Antikythera Mechanism to recent electronic analog computers and uses a wide variety of worked examples to provide a comprehensive introduction to programming analog computers. It also describes hybrid computers, digital differential analysers, the simulation of analog computers, stochastic computers, and provides a comprehensive treatment of classic and current analog computer applications. The last chapter looks into the promising future of analog computing.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Preface to the 2nd edition

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Mechanical analog computers

3 The first electronic analog computers

4 Basic computing elements

5 The anatomy of a classic analog computer

6 Some typical analog computers

7 Programming

8 Programming examples

9 Hybrid computers

10 Digital differential analysers

11 Stochastic computing

12 Simulation of analog computers

13 Applications

14 Future and opportunities

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-078774-1

OCLC:

1350572323