A New Kind of Science

Stephen Wolfram

1200 pages, parution le 25/06/2002

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Résumé

This long-awaited work from one of the world's most respected scientists presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments—illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics—Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe.

Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.

Written with exceptional clarity, and illustrated by more than a thousand original pictures, this seminal book allows scientists and non-scientists alike to participate in what promises to be a major intellectual revolution.

Contents

Preface
1 The Foundations for a New Kind of Science
2 The Crucial Experiment
3 The World of Simple Programs
4 Systems Based on Numbers
5 Two Dimensions and Beyond
6 Starting from Randomness
7 Mechanisms in Programs and Nature
8 Implications for Everyday Systems
9 Fundamental Physics
10 Processes of Perception and Analysis
11 The Notion of Computation
12 The Principle of Computational Equivalence
Notes
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wolfram Media
Auteur(s)	Stephen Wolfram
Parution	25/06/2002
Nb. de pages	1200
Format	20,5 x 24,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	2500g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781579550080
ISBN13	978-1-57955-008-0