The Universe as Automaton

The Universe as Automaton
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 113
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ISBN-10 : 9783642234774
ISBN-13 : 3642234771
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Book Synopsis The Universe as Automaton by : Klaus Mainzer

Download or read book The Universe as Automaton written by Klaus Mainzer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Brief is an essay at the interface of philosophy and complexity research, trying to inspire the reader with new ideas and new conceptual developments of cellular automata. Going beyond the numerical experiments of Steven Wolfram, it is argued that cellular automata must be considered complex dynamical systems in their own right, requiring appropriate analytical models in order to find precise answers and predictions in the universe of cellular automata. Indeed, eventually we have to ask whether cellular automata can be considered models of the real world and, conversely, whether there are limits to our modern approach of attributing the world, and the universe for that matter, essentially a digital reality.


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