A new kind of science
About this book
This work 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.
Subjects
- anwendung
- application
- automate cellulaire
- automates cellulaires
- biological models
- biology
- cellulaire automaten
- cellular automata
- ciência
- complexité algorithmique
- complexité de calcul (informatique)
- computational biology
- computational complexity
- computer simulation
- découverte scientifique
- kunstmatige intelligentie
- mathematics
- natural science disciplines
- ordinateur
- physics
- science
- theoretical models
- zellularer automat