Parallel Combinatorial Search
    
    Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing 2011
    Publication Type: Paper
    Repository URL: papers/EncyParComp
    
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    Abstract
    Combinatorial search involves the systematic exploration of the
space of configurations, or states, of a problem domain. A
set of operators can transform a given state to a series of
successor states. The objective of the exploration is to find one,
all or optimal goal states satisfying certain desired properties,
possibly along with a path from the start state to each goal.
Combinatorial search has widespread applications in optimization,
logic programming and artificial intelligence.
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        Laxmikant V. Kale and Pritish Jetley, Parallel Combinatorial Search, Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing, David Padua, Ed., 2011 (to appear)
      
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