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Decoding reality : the universe as quantum information /

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In this engaging account, Vlatko Vedral considers some of the deepest questions about the universe and the implications of interpreting it in terms of information. He explains the nature of information, the idea of entropy and the roots of this thinking in thermodynamics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vedral, Vlatko (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Oxford landmark science.
Subjects:
Information theory.
Quantum theory.
Quantum computers.
Space and time.
Physics > Philosophy.
Information Theory
Quantum Theory
Théorie de l'information.
Théorie quantique.
Ordinateurs quantiques.
Physique > Philosophie.
Information theory
Physics > Philosophy
Quantum computers
Quantum theory
Space and time
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this engaging account, Vlatko Vedral considers some of the deepest questions about the universe and the implications of interpreting it in terms of information. He explains the nature of information, the idea of entropy and the roots of this thinking in thermodynamics.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 229 pages).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191917240 (ebook)
0191917249 (ebook)