Advanced mean field methods :  theory and practice / 
edited by Manfred Opper and David Saad. 
 - 1 PDF (xiii, 273 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Neural information processing series .
 - Neural information processing series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction / Manfred Opper and David Saad -- 2. From Naive Mean Field Theory to the TAP Equations / Manfred Opper and Ole Winther -- 3. An Idiosyncratic Journey Beyond Mean Field Theory / Jonathan S. Yedidia -- 4. 
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<br/><br/> "Bringing together ideas and techniques from diverse disciplines, this book covers the theoretical foundations of advanced mean field methods, explores the relation between the different approaches, examines the quality of the approximation obtained, and demonstrates their application to various areas of probabilistic modeling."--BOOK JACKET. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262281058 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mean field theory.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC174.85.M43  / A38 2001eb