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- Given a collection of molecules, find its ground state
(minimize its energy as a function of atomic positions) and see if it
will make a nice drug.
- Given a set of pixels, forming an image (as seen by your eyes),
optimize your life based on information---pattern recognition/(artificial)
intelligence (e.g., if image contains a lion, run away; while if image
contains football thrown by Jim Kelly, catch it and run to goal line).
- Given a set of ELINT (electronic intelligence = signals as a
function of position), decide on best steps to win the battle---spatial
reasoning or situation assessment.
- Minimize
which is variational principle that derives Finite Element method
Geoffrey Fox, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at Syracuse University, gcf@npac.syr.edu