Document (#38867)

Author

Wolfram, S.

Title

¬A new kind of science

Imprint

Champaign Ill. : Wolfram Media

Year

2002

Pages

XIV, 1197 S

Isbn

1-57955-008-8

Abstract

Challenging the traditional mathematical model of scientific description, a scientist proposes a new dynamic computational approach that utilizes simple codes to generate patterns of ultimate complexity. -
Physics and computer science genius Stephen Wolfram, whose Mathematica computer language launched a multimillion-dollar company, now sets his sights on a more daunting goal: understanding the universe. Wolfram lets the world see his work in A New Kind of Science, a gorgeous, 1,280-page tome more than a decade in the making. With patience, insight, and self-confidence to spare, Wolfram outlines a fundamental new way of modeling complex systems. On the frontier of complexity science since he was a boy, Wolfram is a champion of cellular automata--256 "programs" governed by simple nonmathematical rules. He points out that even the most complex equations fail to accurately model biological systems, but the simplest cellular automata can produce results straight out of nature--tree branches, stream eddies, and leopard spots, for instance. The graphics in A New Kind of Science show striking resemblance to the patterns we see in nature every day. Wolfram wrote the book in a distinct style meant to make it easy to read, even for nontechies; a basic familiarity with logic is helpful but not essential. Readers will find themselves swept away by the elegant simplicity of Wolfram's ideas and the accidental artistry of the cellular automaton models. Whether or not Wolfram's revolution ultimately gives us the keys to the universe, his new science is absolutely awe-inspiring. -
The 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 with nearly 1,000 original pictures, this seminal book allows scientists and non-scientists alike to participate in what promises to be a major intellectual revolution.

Footnote

Rez. in: c't 2002, H.13, S.234-236 (J. Loviscach)

Field

Informatik
Mathematik
Wissenschaftstheorie

LCSH

Cellular automata
Computational complexity

RSWK

Wissenschaftstheorie / Zellularer Automat / Berechnungskomplexität
Zellularer Automat / Komplexitätstheorie / Naturwissenschaften

BK

85.20 (Betriebliche Information und Kommunikation)
30.20 (Nichtlineare Dynamik)
30.02 (Philosophie und Theorie der Naturwissenschaften)
54.73 (Computergraphik)
31.14 (Zahlentheorie)

DDC

500

GHBS

TVH (DU)
TUI (FH K)
TVM (W)

LCC

QA267.5.C45

RVK

ST 134
CC 3200
ST 130
SK 130
UB 5020

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