It From Bit or Bit From It?
On Physics and Information
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Beschreibung
The essays in this book look at the question of whether physics can be based on information, or – as John Wheeler phrased it – whether we can get “It from Bit”. They are based on the prize-winning essays submitted to the FQXi essay competition of the same name, which drew over 180 entries.The eighteen contributions address topics as diverse as quantum foundations, entropy conservation, nonlinear logic and countable spacetime. Together they provide stimulating reading for all physics aficionados interested in the possible role(s) of information in the laws of nature. The Foundational Questions Institute, FQXi, catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of reality, but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources.
The essays in this book look at the question of whether physics can be based on information, or – as John Wheeler phrased it – whether we can get “It from Bit”. They are based on the prize-winning essays submitted to the FQXi essay competition of the same name, which drew over 180 entries.The eighteen contributions address topics as diverse as quantum foundations, entropy conservation, nonlinear logic and countable spacetime. Together they provide stimulating reading for all physics aficionados interested in the possible role(s) of information in the laws of nature.The Foundational Questions Institute, FQXi, catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of reality, but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources.
Published in cooperation with the renowned physics "think-tank" Foundational Questions Institute, FQXi Specially reworked versions of the most exciting essays of over 180 submissions Provides fascinating insights into, and new ideas about the role of information in physics Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Anthony Aguirre
Themen in »It From Bit or Bit From It?«
Black Hole Information Puzzle Contextual Quantum Mechanics Discrete Spacetime Fabric of Spacetime Information in Physics Information in Quantum Theory Qubits as Fundamental Entities