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Page i The Bit and the Pendulum From Quantum Computing to M Theory—The New Physics of Information Tom Siegfried Page ii This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2000 by Tom Siegfried. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4744. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012, (212) 850-6011, fax (212) 850- 6008, email: PERMREQ@WILEY.COM . This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Siegfried, Tom. The bit and the pendulum : from quantum computing to m theory— the new physics of information / Tom Siegfried. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-471-32174-5 (alk. paper) 1. Computer science. 2. Physics. 3. Information technology. I. Title. QA76.S5159 1999 004—dc21 99-22275 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Page iii Contents Preface vii Introduction 1 1 Beam Up the Goulash 13 2 Machines and Metaphors 37 3 Information Is Physical 57 4 The Quantum and the Computer 77 5 The Computational Cell 95 6 The Computational Brain 115 7 Consciousness and Complexity 133 8 IGUSes 155 9 Quantum Reality 177 10 From Black Holes to Supermatter 195 11 The Magical Mystery Theory 213 12 The Bit and the Pendulum 235 Notes 249 Glossary 264 Further Reading 268 Index 275 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |