Title: Complexity, Entropy And The Physics Of Information: A Proceedings Volume in the Santa Fe Institute Studies in the Sciences of Complexity
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0201515091
ISBN 13: 9780201515091
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine

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Thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, the quantum theory of measurement, the physics of computations, and many of the issues of the theory of dynamical systems, molecular biology, genetics and computer science share information as a common theme. This proceedings volume explores the connections among quantum and classical physics,information and its transfer, and computation, and the significance of these connections for the formulation of physical theories. It also considers the origins and evolution so the information-processing entities, their complexity, and the manner in which they analyze their perceptions to form models of the Universe. Based on a meeting held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the connections among physical laws, the theory of computation and complexity, and the role played by information and its transfer in the Universe.

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This book explores not only the connections between quantum and classical physics, information and its transfer, computation, and their significance for the formulation of physical theories, but it also considers the origins evolution of the information-processing entities, their complexity, and the manner in which they analyze their perceptions to form models of the Universe.

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