LEADER 02611cam a22002897i 4500 001 991002417669707536 008 120513s2013 enka f b 001 0 eng d 020 $a9780198570219 035 $ab14170851-39ule_inst 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Matematica e Fisica - Sez. Fisica$beng 084 $aLC Q175 084 $a1:5 100 1 $aEigen, Manfred$053775 245 10$aFrom strange simplicity to complex familiarity :$ba treatise on matter, information, life and thought /$cManfred Eigen 260 $aOxford :$bOxford University Press,$c2013 300 $axxii, 732 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c26 cm 504 $aIncludes bibliographic references and indexes 520 $a"This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. It starts with the "strange" physics of matter, including particle physics, atomic and quantum mechanics, cosmology, relativity and their consequences (Chapter 1), and it continues by describing the properties of material systems that are best understood by statistical and phase-space concepts (Chapter 2). These lead to entropy and to the classical picture of quantitative information, initially devoid of value and meaning (Chapter 3). Finally, "information space" and dynamics within it are introduced as a basis for semantics (Chapter 4), leading to an exploration of life and thought as new problems in physics (Chapter 5). Dynamic equations - again of a strange (but very general) nature - bring about the complex familiarity of the world we live in. Surprising new results in the life sciences open our eyes to the richness of physical thought, and they show us what can and what cannot be explained by a Darwinian approach. The abstract physical approach is applicable to the origins of life, of meaningful information and even of our universe. [T]itle presents a vivid argument for a unity of all natural sciences. This unity engenders the 'complex familiarity' of the world in which we live and which can be described in 'strangely simple' theoretical terms, leading to new insights into the mysterious phenomenon of life." --$cFrom publisher's website. 650 4$aScience$xPhilosophy 650 4$aPhysics$xPhilosophy 650 4$aEvolution (Biology)$xPhilosophy 907 $a.b14170851$b28-01-14$c24-01-14 912 $a991002417669707536 945 $aLE006 1:5 EIG$g1$i2006000170536$lle006$op$pE146.06$q-$rl$s- $t0$u0$v0$w0$x0$y.i15586716$z24-01-14 996 $aFrom strange simplicity to complex familiarity$9260669 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale006$b24-01-14$cm$da $e-$feng$genk$h0$i0 LEADER 01591oam 2200457Ka 450 001 9910698775203321 005 20090501112400.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002396103 035 $a(OCoLC)319838540 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002396103 100 $a20090501d1988 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPressure measurements of impinging jet with asymmetric nozzle$b[electronic resource] $eprogress report /$fprincipal investigator: Ho, Chih-Ming 210 1$aLos Angeles, Calif. :$cDept. of Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California ;$aHampton, VA :$cNASA Langley Research Center,$d[1988] 215 $a1 volume 225 1 $aNASA CR ;$v182759 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed Apr. 30, 2009) 517 $aPressure measurements of impinging jet with asymmetric nozzle 606 $aDynamic loads$2nasat 606 $aJet thrust$2nasat 606 $aPressure oscillations$2nasat 606 $aThrust vector control$2nasat 606 $aVortices$2nasat 615 7$aDynamic loads. 615 7$aJet thrust. 615 7$aPressure oscillations. 615 7$aThrust vector control. 615 7$aVortices. 700 $aHe$b Zhiming$01405067 712 02$aUniversity of Southern California. 712 02$aLangley Research Center. 801 0$bGPO 801 1$bGPO 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910698775203321 996 $aPressure measurements of impinging jet with asymmetric nozzle$93480911 997 $aUNINA