What Is Random?
Chance and Order in Mathematics and Life
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Beschreibung
Order is an illusion, the quantum theorists tell us; at bottom the world is ruled by quantum indeterminacy. Yet randomness is also an illusion: the appearance of randomness is only a sign of ignorance, of our inability to detect the pattern. Does randomness really exist? In this wonderfully thought-provoking little book, mathematician Ed Beltrami shows how order and randomness are really two sides of the same mysterious coin.
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Edward Beltrami
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algorithmic complexity boundary element method complexity decidability distribution entropy form knowledge law of large numbers mathematics perception probability similarity theorem uncertainty
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From the reviews:
THE AMERICAN STATISTICIAN
"In summary, I think that many readers with a strong interest in mathematics, statistics, physics, or other areas of science will find this book interesting and challenging. I strongly recommend it to all who are interested in science and would like to see how the ideas of both theoretical mathematics and statistics have been observed and used in real life throughout history."
MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS
"The book is nicely written and should entertain many readers…"
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