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.

Complexity, Entropy And The Physics Of Information (SANTA FE INSTITUTE STUDIES IN THE SCIENCES OF COMPLEXITY PROCEEDINGS)

Science & Math

Zurek, Wojciech H.

Physics

CRC-Press

The specter of information is haunting sciences. With these words, Wojciech H. Zurek invited fellow scientists to attend the 1989 Santa Fe Institute workshop on which this proceedings volume is based. Thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, the quantum theory of measurement, the physics of computation, dynamical systems, molecular biology, and computer science—information remains central to the 32 essays collected in this new edition of Complexity, Entropy & the Physics of Information. 
Like the original meeting, this two-volume set explores the connections between quantum and classical physics, information and its transfer, and computation—and their significance for the formulation of physical theories. A newly written preface from attendee Seth Lloyd contextualizes the significance of this record of a meeting that marked the intersection of information, physics, complexity, and computation.

Complexity, Entropy, and the Physics of Information: Volume I

Kauffman, Stuart A.

Lloyd, Seth

SFI Press

Part of the SFI Press’s Archive series, making affordable editions of past Santa Fe Institute publications globally available, Complexity, Entropy, and the Physics of Information emerged from a 1989 SFI meeting of the same name organized by editor Wojciech H. Zurek. This two-volume reprint not only explores the connections between quantum and classical physics, information and its transfer, computation, and their significance for the formulation of physical theories, but also considers the origins and evolution of information-processing entitles, their complexity, and the manner in which they analyzed their perceptions to form models of the universe. Information, physics, complexity, quantum, and computation all meet in these 16 essays from contributors such as Murray Gell-Mann, James B. Hartle, Tommaso Toffoli, and L. A. Khalfin.

Complexity, Entropy, and the Physics of Information: Volume II

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