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Record Nr.

UNISA996466827503316

Titolo

Law and Prediction in the Light of Chaos Research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Paul Weingartner, Gerhard Schurz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1996

ISBN

3-540-70693-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 1996.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 294 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 473

Disciplina

501/.185

Soggetti

Quantum physics

Statistical physics

Dynamical systems

Quantum computers

Spintronics

Quantum Physics

Complex Systems

Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Time, chaos and the laws of nature -- Natural laws and human prediction -- Comment on Boris Chirikov's paper “Natural laws and human prediction” -- Natural laws and the physics of complex systems comments on the report by B. Chirikov -- Discussion of Boris Chrikov's paper -- Under what transformations are laws invariant? -- Contingency and fundamental laws comment on Paul Weingartner “Under what transformations are laws invariant?” -- Discussion of Paul Weingartner's paper -- The status of determinism in an uncontrollable world -- Discussion of David Miller's paper -- Kinds of unpredictability in deterministic systems -- Discussion of Gerhard Schurz' paper -- Decoherence, determinism and chaos revisited -- Discussion of H. Pierre Noyes' paper -- Photons, billiards and chaos -- Discussion of Pat Suppes' paper -- Chaos: Algorithmic complexity vs. Dynamical instability -- Discussion of Robert Batterman's paper -- On the



foundations of synergetics -- Discussion of Arne Wunderlin's paper.

Sommario/riassunto

Like relativity and quantum theory chaos research is another prominent concept of 20th century physics that has triggered deep and far-reaching discussions in the philosophy of science. In this volume outstanding scientists discuss the fundamental problems of the concepts of law and of prediction. They present their views in their contributions to this volume, but they also are exposed to criticism in transcriptions of recordings made during discussions and in comments on their views also published in this book. Although all authors assume familiarity with some background in physics they also address the philosophers of science and even a general audience interested in modern science's contribution to a deeper understanding of reality.