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Information and the Internal Structure of the Universe : an Exploration into Information Physics /

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The first of a planned trilogy, this book examines the proposition that "Information" is as much a part of the physical universe as energy and matter. The acceptance of such a proposition has profound implications for the physical sciences; it also lays the foundations for a general theory...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stonier, Tom
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 1990.
Subjects:
Computer science.
Software engineering.
Coding theory.
Artificial intelligence.
Life sciences.
Physics.
Engineering.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Information
  • Abstraction or Reality?
  • Biological and Inorganic Information Systems
  • Information Physics
  • Introduction
  • The Reality of Information
  • Information and Entropy
  • The Mathematical Relationship
  • Information Changes in Altered Physical States
  • Crystals and Proteins
  • Information and Entropy
  • Further Implications, the Evolution of the Universe
  • Information and Energy
  • The Interconversion of Information and Energy
  • Information Machines
  • Information and Work
  • Energy, Matter and Information
  • Transducers
  • Biological Systems
  • Reassessing the Work Equations
  • Conclusion
  • Information Physics and General Relativity
  • Speculations on Electromagnetic Radiation and Particles of Information
  • Implications for Atomic Structure
  • A Smaller Universe?
  • Other Universes?