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Bit-String Physics: A Finite and Discrete Approach to Natural Philosophy
Author:H. Pierre Noyes (Author), J. C. Van Den Berg (Author), J.C. van den Berg (Author)
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Publication date: undefined-undefined-2001
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Print length: 550 pages
ISBN-10: 9810246110
ISBN-13: 9789810246112
Book Description
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.
