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100 1 a| Wolfram, Stephen,d| 1959-=| ^A253195;

245 12 a| A new kind of science /c| Stephen Wolfram.;

300 a| xiv, 1197 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Includes index.;

505 0 a| The foundations for a new kind of science -- The crucial experiment -- The world of simple programs -- Systems based on numbers -- Two dimensions and beyond -- Starting from randomness -- Mechanisms in programs and nature -- Implications for everyday systems -- Fundamental physics -- Processes of perception and analysis -- The notion of computation -- The principle of computational equivalence.;

520 a| This work presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics---Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.;

650 0 a| Cellular automata.=| ^A191434;

650 0 a| Computational complexity.=| ^A74807;

856 41 3| Table of contentsu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/2001046603.html;

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A new kind of science / Stephen Wolfram.

Author/creator	Wolfram, Stephen, 1959-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Champaign, IL : Wolfram Media, ©2002.
Description	xiv, 1197 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Cellular automata. Computational complexity.

Contents	The foundations for a new kind of science -- The crucial experiment -- The world of simple programs -- Systems based on numbers -- Two dimensions and beyond -- Starting from randomness -- Mechanisms in programs and nature -- Implications for everyday systems -- Fundamental physics -- Processes of perception and analysis -- The notion of computation -- The principle of computational equivalence.
Abstract	This work presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics---Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	2001046603
ISBN	1579550088 (alk. paper)

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