Information, Entropy, Life And The Universe: What We Know And What We Do Not Know
Author:   Arieh Ben-naim (The Hebrew Univ Of Jerusalem, Israel)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN:  

9789814651660


Pages:   492
Publication Date:   18 May 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Information, Entropy, Life And The Universe: What We Know And What We Do Not Know


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The aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know and what we do not know about information and entropy - two of the most frequently discussed topics in recent literature - and whether they are relevant to life and the entire universe.Entropy is commonly interpreted as a measure of disorder. This interpretation has caused a great amount of 'disorder' in the literature. One of the aims of this book is to put some 'order' in this 'disorder'.The book explains with minimum amount of mathematics what information theory is and how it is related to thermodynamic entropy. Then it critically examines the application of these concepts to the question of 'What is life?' and whether or not they can be applied to the entire universe.

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Author:   Arieh Ben-naim (The Hebrew Univ Of Jerusalem, Israel)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9789814651660


ISBN 10:   9814651664
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   18 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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