Bit-string Physics: A Finite & Discrete Approach To Natural Philosophy, Hardback Book

Bit-string Physics: A Finite & Discrete Approach To Natural Philosophy Hardback

Edited by Henry Pierre (Stanford Linear Accelerator Ctr, Usa) Noyes, J C (Wageningen Univ, The Netherlands) Van Den Berg

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We could be on the threshold of a scientific revolution.

Quantum mechanics is based on unique, finite, and discrete events.

General relativity assumes a continuous, curved space-time.

Reconciling the two remains the most fundamental unsolved scientific problem left over from the last century.

The papers of H Pierre Noyes collected in this volume reflect one attempt to achieve that unification by replacing the continuum with the bit-string events of computer science.

Three principles are used: physics can determine whether two quantities are the same or different; measurement can tell something from nothing; this structure (modeled by binary addition and multiplication) can leave a historical record consisting of a growing universe of bit-strings.

This book is specifically addressed to those interested in the foundations of particle physics, relativity, quantum mechanics, physical cosmology and the philosophy of science.

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