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In this engaging and mind-stretching book, Vlatko Vedral explores the nature of information and looks at quantum computing, discussing the bizarre effects that arise from the quantum world. He concludes by asking the ultimate question: where did all of the information in the Universe come from?
In this engaging and mind-stretching book, Vlatko Vedral explores the nature of information and looks at quantum computing, discussing the bizarre effects that arise from the quantum world. He concludes by asking the ultimate question: where did all of the information in the Universe come from?
Über den Autor
Vlatko Vedral studied undergraduate theoretical physics at Imperial College London, where he also received a PhD for his work on 'Quantum Information Theory of Entanglement'. Since June 2009, Vedral has held the position of Professor of Quantum Information Science at the University of Oxford. He also holds a professorship in Physics at the National University of Singapore. Throughout his career he has held a number of visiting professorships at different international institutions. He has published more than 170 research papers and has written two undergraduate textbooks. He has frequently written for popular science journals and major daily newspapers, as well as having done extensive radio programmes and television interviews.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Prologue
- 1: Creation Ex Nihilo: Something from Nothing
- 2: Information for all Seasons
- Part One
- 3: Back to basics: Bits and Pieces
- 4: Digital Romance: Life is a Four-Letter Word
- 5: Murphy's Law: I Knew this Would Happen to Me
- 6: Place Your Bets: In It to Win It
- 7: Social Informatics: Get Connected or Die Tryin'
- Part Two
- 8: Quantum Schmuntum: Lights, Camera, Action!
- 9: Surfing the Waves: Hyper-Fast Computers
- 10: Children of the Aimless Chance: Randomness versus Determinism
- Part Three
- 11: Sand Reckoning: Whose Information is It, Anyway?
- 12: Destruction ab Toto: Nothing from Something
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
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Fachbereich: | Theoretische Physik |
Genre: | Physik |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780198815433 |
ISBN-10: | 0198815433 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Vedral, Vlatko |
Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
Maße: | 195 x 128 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Vlatko Vedral |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.02.2018 |
Gewicht: | 0,191 kg |
Über den Autor
Vlatko Vedral studied undergraduate theoretical physics at Imperial College London, where he also received a PhD for his work on 'Quantum Information Theory of Entanglement'. Since June 2009, Vedral has held the position of Professor of Quantum Information Science at the University of Oxford. He also holds a professorship in Physics at the National University of Singapore. Throughout his career he has held a number of visiting professorships at different international institutions. He has published more than 170 research papers and has written two undergraduate textbooks. He has frequently written for popular science journals and major daily newspapers, as well as having done extensive radio programmes and television interviews.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Prologue
- 1: Creation Ex Nihilo: Something from Nothing
- 2: Information for all Seasons
- Part One
- 3: Back to basics: Bits and Pieces
- 4: Digital Romance: Life is a Four-Letter Word
- 5: Murphy's Law: I Knew this Would Happen to Me
- 6: Place Your Bets: In It to Win It
- 7: Social Informatics: Get Connected or Die Tryin'
- Part Two
- 8: Quantum Schmuntum: Lights, Camera, Action!
- 9: Surfing the Waves: Hyper-Fast Computers
- 10: Children of the Aimless Chance: Randomness versus Determinism
- Part Three
- 11: Sand Reckoning: Whose Information is It, Anyway?
- 12: Destruction ab Toto: Nothing from Something
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Theoretische Physik |
Genre: | Physik |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780198815433 |
ISBN-10: | 0198815433 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Vedral, Vlatko |
Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
Maße: | 195 x 128 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Vlatko Vedral |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.02.2018 |
Gewicht: | 0,191 kg |
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