From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity write by Manfred Eigen. This book was released on 2013-05-23. From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. It starts with the "strange" physics of matter, including particle physics, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, cosmology, relativity and their consequences (Chapter I), and it continues by describing the properties of material systems that are best understood by statistical and phase-space concepts (Chapter II). These lead to entropy and to the classical picture of quantitative information, initially devoid of value and meaning (Chapter III). Finally, "information space" and dynamics within it are introduced as a basis for semantics (Chapter IV), leading to an exploration of life and thought as new problems in physics (Chapter V). Dynamic equations - again of a strange (but very general) nature - bring about the complex familiarity of the world we live in. Surprising new results in the life sciences open our eyes to the richness of physical thought, and they show us what can and what cannot be explained by a Darwinian approach. The abstract physical approach is applicable to the origins of life, of meaningful information and even of our universe.
From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity
From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity write by Manfred Eigen. This book was released on 2013. From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. It starts with the "strange" physics of matter, including particle physics, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, cosmology, relativity and their consequences (Chapter I), and it continues by describing the properties of material systems that are best understood by statistical and phase-space concepts (Chapter II). These lead to entropy and to the classical picture of quantitative information, initially devoid of value and meaning (Chapter III). Finally, "information space" and dynamics within it are introduced as a basis for semantics (Chapter IV), leading to an exploration of life and thought as new problems in physics (Chapter V). Dynamic equations - again of a strange (but very general) nature - bring about the complex familiarity of the world we live in. Surprising new results in the life sciences open our eyes to the richness of physical thought, and they show us what can and what cannot be explained by a Darwinian approach. The abstract physical approach is applicable to the origins of life, of meaningful information and even of our universe.
Information—Consciousness—Reality
Information—Consciousness—Reality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Information—Consciousness—Reality write by James B. Glattfelder. This book was released on 2019-04-10. Information—Consciousness—Reality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This open access book chronicles the rise of a new scientific paradigm offering novel insights into the age-old enigmas of existence. Over 300 years ago, the human mind discovered the machine code of reality: mathematics. By utilizing abstract thought systems, humans began to decode the workings of the cosmos. From this understanding, the current scientific paradigm emerged, ultimately discovering the gift of technology. Today, however, our island of knowledge is surrounded by ever longer shores of ignorance. Science appears to have hit a dead end when confronted with the nature of reality and consciousness. In this fascinating and accessible volume, James Glattfelder explores a radical paradigm shift uncovering the ontology of reality. It is found to be information-theoretic and participatory, yielding a computational and programmable universe.
A Physicist's View of Matter and Mind
A Physicist's View of Matter and Mind - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Physicist's View of Matter and Mind write by Chandre Dharma-wardana. This book was released on 2013. A Physicist's View of Matter and Mind available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is a highly interdisciplinary book straddling physics and complex systems such as living organisms. The presentation is from the perspective of physics, in a manner accessible to those interested in scientific knowledge integrated within its socio-cultural and philosophical backgrounds. Two key areas of human understanding, namely physics and conscious complex systems, are presented in simple language. An optional technical presentation is also given in parallel where it is needed.
Timeless Reality
Timeless Reality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Timeless Reality write by Victor J. Stenger. This book was released on 2009-12-02. Timeless Reality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A professor of physics and astronomy studies a theory that time is reversible, and explains how physicists have generally been reluctant to accept the reversibility of time because of the implied causal paradoxes. Illustrations.
