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Charles Seife 出版社: Penguin (Non-Classics) 副标题: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holes 出版年: 2007-1-30 页数: 304 定价: USD 16.00 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 9780143038399
The author of Zero explains the scientific revolution that is transforming the way we understand our world Previously the domain of philosophers and linguists, information theory has now moved beyond the province of code breakers to become the crucial science of our time. In Decoding the Universe , Charles Seife draws on his gift for making cutting-edge science accessi...
The author of Zero explains the scientific revolution that is transforming the way we understand our world Previously the domain of philosophers and linguists, information theory has now moved beyond the province of code breakers to become the crucial science of our time. In Decoding the Universe , Charles Seife draws on his gift for making cutting-edge science accessible to explain how this new tool is deciphering everything from the purpose of our DNA to the parallel universes of our Byzantine cosmos. The result is an exhilarating adventure that deftly combines cryptology, physics, biology, and mathematics to cast light on the new understanding of the laws that govern life and the universe.
For Schrödinger was having difficulty understanding the amazing permanence and resilience of the information stored in our cells. Even though it is duplicated over and over, passed down from generation to generation, this information changes very little over time. The information is preserved, kept safe from dissipation.
This is not the way Nature usually behaves. Entropy naturally increases in a system that is left to its own devices. A box of gas quickly settles into equilibrium. Information tends to dissipate; stored information eventually diffuses throughout the universe. Information spreads out, especially in big, complex, warm systems like living creatures. And once a creature dies, it immediately begins to decay; its flesh falls apart and so do the molecules that make up that flesh.... (查看原文)
after reading this book, i just got a few vague impressions about information theory. as a popular science book, it's too simple to let readers really understand such a powerful theory. maybe i need r...after reading this book, i just got a few vague impressions about information theory. as a popular science book, it's too simple to let readers really understand such a powerful theory. maybe i need reading some textbooks about it.(展开)
after reading this book, i just got a few vague impressions about information theory. as a popular science book, it's too simple to let readers really understand such a powerful theory. maybe i need r...after reading this book, i just got a few vague impressions about information theory. as a popular science book, it's too simple to let readers really understand such a powerful theory. maybe i need reading some textbooks about it.(展开)
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0 有用 Mr.X 2023-10-17 08:58:05 广东
after reading this book, i just got a few vague impressions about information theory. as a popular science book, it's too simple to let readers really understand such a powerful theory. maybe i need r... after reading this book, i just got a few vague impressions about information theory. as a popular science book, it's too simple to let readers really understand such a powerful theory. maybe i need reading some textbooks about it. (展开)
0 有用 大风起 2023-06-15 14:59:16 上海
中文绝版，为了看如何用信息理论诠释宇宙中的一切而啃原版科普书我容易么，结果……hmmm，倒是相当全面的涉及到了所有的物理学前沿难题，表达很清晰也很有启发，然而写着写着好像在漏气一样，据称是继相对论和量子理论之后的同样革命性的信息理论，最后写完了也漏完了气，啥结论或者推想也没说出来，依旧在前两者的故事里打转。是好书，尤其看原版读得慢更仔细有加成，比绝大部分科幻小说都好看。
0 有用 o` 2021-06-24 12:01:20
热力学和信息论的科普十分生动，历史故事也讲得很有趣。但是后面用信息论解读生命起源和宇宙奥秘我就看懵逼了…
0 有用 ATrida 2021-04-22 21:38:38
Overall, a delightful read. 最后一章云里雾里的，波函数真是搞不懂，哈勃泡泡什么鬼。优雅的上帝虽然掷骰子，虽然我也觉得叠加态不会随着观测泯灭，但不至于搞出那么多冗余蹩脚的平行宇宙多元宇宙。我觉得观测下确定的世界也不过是高纬度宇宙下的一则投影。我们所处的宇宙是一个四维snapshot。就像随着时间流淌的现在不过是历史长河的一瞬，所有事物都是随着时间前后关联，而叠加态不过是高... Overall, a delightful read. 最后一章云里雾里的，波函数真是搞不懂，哈勃泡泡什么鬼。优雅的上帝虽然掷骰子，虽然我也觉得叠加态不会随着观测泯灭，但不至于搞出那么多冗余蹩脚的平行宇宙多元宇宙。我觉得观测下确定的世界也不过是高纬度宇宙下的一则投影。我们所处的宇宙是一个四维snapshot。就像随着时间流淌的现在不过是历史长河的一瞬，所有事物都是随着时间前后关联，而叠加态不过是高维度下有别于时间的某一维度的关联？ 最后一章的多元宇宙到最后也没解释清楚多元宇宙下量子的纠缠态（我没看懂？）。不过这也是现今物理学的局限就不怪作者了吧。 啊啊，还要读更多！ (展开)
0 有用 Mr.X 2023-10-17 08:58:05 广东
after reading this book, i just got a few vague impressions about information theory. as a popular science book, it's too simple to let readers really understand such a powerful theory. maybe i need r... after reading this book, i just got a few vague impressions about information theory. as a popular science book, it's too simple to let readers really understand such a powerful theory. maybe i need reading some textbooks about it. (展开)
0 有用 大风起 2023-06-15 14:59:16 上海
中文绝版，为了看如何用信息理论诠释宇宙中的一切而啃原版科普书我容易么，结果……hmmm，倒是相当全面的涉及到了所有的物理学前沿难题，表达很清晰也很有启发，然而写着写着好像在漏气一样，据称是继相对论和量子理论之后的同样革命性的信息理论，最后写完了也漏完了气，啥结论或者推想也没说出来，依旧在前两者的故事里打转。是好书，尤其看原版读得慢更仔细有加成，比绝大部分科幻小说都好看。
0 有用 o` 2021-06-24 12:01:20
热力学和信息论的科普十分生动，历史故事也讲得很有趣。但是后面用信息论解读生命起源和宇宙奥秘我就看懵逼了…
0 有用 ATrida 2021-04-22 21:38:38
Overall, a delightful read. 最后一章云里雾里的，波函数真是搞不懂，哈勃泡泡什么鬼。优雅的上帝虽然掷骰子，虽然我也觉得叠加态不会随着观测泯灭，但不至于搞出那么多冗余蹩脚的平行宇宙多元宇宙。我觉得观测下确定的世界也不过是高纬度宇宙下的一则投影。我们所处的宇宙是一个四维snapshot。就像随着时间流淌的现在不过是历史长河的一瞬，所有事物都是随着时间前后关联，而叠加态不过是高... Overall, a delightful read. 最后一章云里雾里的，波函数真是搞不懂，哈勃泡泡什么鬼。优雅的上帝虽然掷骰子，虽然我也觉得叠加态不会随着观测泯灭，但不至于搞出那么多冗余蹩脚的平行宇宙多元宇宙。我觉得观测下确定的世界也不过是高纬度宇宙下的一则投影。我们所处的宇宙是一个四维snapshot。就像随着时间流淌的现在不过是历史长河的一瞬，所有事物都是随着时间前后关联，而叠加态不过是高维度下有别于时间的某一维度的关联？ 最后一章的多元宇宙到最后也没解释清楚多元宇宙下量子的纠缠态（我没看懂？）。不过这也是现今物理学的局限就不怪作者了吧。 啊啊，还要读更多！ (展开)