The Fabric of RealityPenguin UK, 14 de abr. de 2011 - 400 páginas An extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution, Deutsch's extraordinary book explores the deep connections between these strands which reveal the fabric of realityin which human actions and ideas play essential roles. |
Conteúdo
Preface | |
Acknowledgements | |
The Theory of Everything | |
Shadows | |
Problemsolving | |
Criteria for Reality | |
Virtual Reality | |
Universality and the Limits of Computation | |
Quantum Computers | |
The Nature of Mathematics | |
The First Quantum Concept | |
Time Travel | |
The Four Strands | |
The Ends of the Universe | |
Bibliography | |
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The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications David Deutsch Visualização parcial - 1998 |
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