The physical signature of computation : a robust mapping account /

Anderson and Piccinini offer the most systematic, rigorous, and comprehensive account of computational implementation to date. Their robust mapping account holds that the key for establishing that a computation is physically implemented is that the physical states bear neither more nor less informat...

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Main Authors: Anderson, Neal G. (Author), Piccinini, Gualtiero (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Anderson and Piccinini offer the most systematic, rigorous, and comprehensive account of computational implementation to date. Their robust mapping account holds that the key for establishing that a computation is physically implemented is that the physical states bear neither more nor less information than the computational states they map onto.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-319) and index.
ISBN:9780191872075
0191872075