Randomnicity

Randomnicity
Author: Anastasios A. Tsonis
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2008
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1848161980

This unique book explores the definition, sources and role of randomness. A joyful discussion with many non-mathematical and mathematical examples leads to the identification of three sources of randomness: randomness due to irreversibility which inhibits us from extracting whatever rules may underlie a process, randomness due to our inability to have infinite power (chaos), and randomness due to many interacting systems. Here, all sources are found to have something in common: infinity. The discussion then moves to the physical system (our universe). Through the quantum mechanical character of small scales, the second law of thermodynamics and chaos, randomness is shown to be an intrinsic property of nature - this is consistent with the three sources of randomness identified above. Finally, an explanation is given as to why rules and randomness cannot exist by themselves, but instead have to coexist. Many examples are presented, ranging from pure mathematical to natural and social processes, that clearly demonstrate how the combination of rules and randomness produces the world we live in.

Randomnicity

Randomnicity
Author: Anastasios A. Tsonis
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2008
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1848161972

This unique book explores the definition, sources and role of randomness. A joyful discussion with many non-mathematical and mathematical examples leads to the identification of three sources of randomness: randomness due to irreversibility which inhibits us from extracting whatever rules may underlie a process, randomness due to our inability to have infinite power (chaos), and randomness due to many interacting systems. Here, all sources are found to have something in common: infinity. The discussion then moves to the physical system (our universe). Through the quantum mechanical character of small scales, the second law of thermodynamics and chaos, randomness is shown to be an intrinsic property of nature ? this is consistent with the three sources of randomness identified above. Finally, an explanation is given as to why rules and randomness cannot exist by themselves, but instead have to coexist. Many examples are presented, ranging from pure mathematical to natural and social processes, that clearly demonstrate how the combination of rules and randomness produces the world we live in.

Smart Technologies and Innovations in Design for Control of Technological Processes and Objects: Economy and Production

Smart Technologies and Innovations in Design for Control of Technological Processes and Objects: Economy and Production
Author: Denis B. Solovev
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 937
Release: 2019-04-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030155773

This book presents the Proceedings of The International Science and Technology Conference “FarEastCon-2018,” which took place on October 2-4, 2018 in Vladivostok, Russian Federation. The conference provided a platform for accumulating expert opinion on projects and initiatives aimed at the implementation of far-sighted scientific research and development, and allowed current scientific and practical achievements to be shared with wide circle of researchers. Featuring selected papers from the conference, the book is of interest to a broad range of experts involved in developing innovative solutions and organizing events that increase the efficiency of economic and innovative activities.

Data Structures Using Java

Data Structures Using Java
Author: Duncan A. Buell
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2013
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449628079

Data Structures & Theory of Computation

What Is Random?

What Is Random?
Author: Edward Beltrami
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-07-30
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1071607995

In this fascinating book, mathematician Ed Beltrami takes a close enough look at randomness to make it mysteriously disappear. The results of coin tosses, it turns out, are determined from the start, and only our incomplete knowledge makes them look random. "Random" sequences of numbers are more elusive, but Godels undecidability theorem informs us that we will never know. Those familiar with quantum indeterminacy assert that order is an illusion, and that the world is fundamentally random. Yet randomness is also an illusion. Perhaps order and randomness, like waves and particles, are only two sides of the same (tossed) coin.

The Interrelationship Between Mind and Matter

The Interrelationship Between Mind and Matter
Author: Beverly Anne Rubik
Publisher: Center for Frontier Sciences Temple University
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1992
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

This multidisciplinary collection of papers offers new perspectives and scientific evidence for the interconnectedness between consciousness and the material world.