The universe as automaton : from simplicity and symmetry to complexity / Klaus Mainzer, Leon Chua.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mainzer, Klaus.

Contributor:

Chua, Leon.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in complexity.

Springer complexity.

SpringerBriefs in complexity, 2191-5326

Springer complexity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Complexity (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg : Springer, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This booklet is an essay at the interface of philosophy and complexity research, trying to inspire the reader with new ideas and new conceptual developments of cellular automata. Going beyond the numerical experiments of Steven Wolfram, it is argued that cellular automata must be considered complex dynamical systems in their own right, requiring appropriate analytical models in order to find precise answers and predictions in the universe of cellular automata. Indeed, eventually we have to ask whether cellular automata can be considered models of the real world and, conversely, whether there are limits to our modern approach of attributing the world, and the universe for that matter, essentially a digital reality.

Contents:

Introduction: Leibniz,Turing Zuse, and Beyond

Simplicity in the Unviverse of Cellular Automata

Complexity in the Universe of Cellular Automata

Symmetry in the Universe of Cellular Automata

Attractors in the Universe of Cellular Automata

Time in the Universe of Cellular Automata

Matter in the Universe of Cellular Automata

Life and Brain in the Universe of Cellular Automata

Outlook: Is the Universe a Computer?.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-45181-6

9786613451811

3-642-23477-1

OCLC:

771217548