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Over recent decades, our practical approach to information and its exploitation has radically outpaced our theoretical understanding - to such a degree that reflection on the foundations may seem futile. But it is exactly fields such as quantum information, which are shifting the boundaries of the physically possible, that make a foundational understanding of information increasingly important. One of the recurring themes of the book is the claim by Eddington and Wheeler that information involves interaction and putting agents or observers centre stage. Thus, physical reality, in their view, is shaped by the questions we choose to put to it and is built up from the information residing at its core. This is the root of Wheeler¿s famous phrase ¿it from bit.¿ After reading the stimulating essays collected in this volume, readers will be in a good position to decide whether they agree with this view.
Over recent decades, our practical approach to information and its exploitation has radically outpaced our theoretical understanding - to such a degree that reflection on the foundations may seem futile. But it is exactly fields such as quantum information, which are shifting the boundaries of the physically possible, that make a foundational understanding of information increasingly important. One of the recurring themes of the book is the claim by Eddington and Wheeler that information involves interaction and putting agents or observers centre stage. Thus, physical reality, in their view, is shaped by the questions we choose to put to it and is built up from the information residing at its core. This is the root of Wheeler¿s famous phrase ¿it from bit.¿ After reading the stimulating essays collected in this volume, readers will be in a good position to decide whether they agree with this view.
Stimulating contributions to the foundations of information in the physical world
A substantial introduction by the editors guides the reader into the topic and through the book
Prepared in cooperation with the Foundational Questions Institute FQXi
Includes supplementary material: [...]
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Astronomie |
| Genre: | Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Physik, Technik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: |
xxiii
212 S. 11 s/w Illustr. 11 farbige Illustr. 212 p. 22 illus. 11 illus. in color. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783319437583 |
| ISBN-10: | 3319437585 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 978-3-319-43758-3 |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Redaktion: |
Rickles, Dean
Durham, Ian T. |
| Herausgeber: | Ian T Durham/Dean Rickles |
| Auflage: | 1st edition 2017 |
| Hersteller: |
Springer Nature Switzerland
Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com |
| Maße: | 241 x 160 x 19 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Dean Rickles (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.12.2016 |
| Gewicht: | 0,524 kg |
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