Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos - Paperback
by Seth Lloyd
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Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781400033867ISBN-10:1400033861UPC:9781400033867Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Physics, Space ScienceBook Topic:Quantum Theory, CosmologySize:8.02 x 5.26 x 0.52 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCP4QV5F56
Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos
Is the universe actually a giant quantum computer? According to Seth Lloyd, the answer is yes. All interactions between particles in the universe, Lloyd explains, convey not only energy but also information-in other words, particles not only collide, they compute. What is the entire universe computing, ultimately? "Its own dynamical evolution," he says. "As the computation proceeds, reality...
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781400033867ISBN-10:1400033861UPC:9781400033867Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Physics, Space ScienceBook Topic:Quantum Theory, CosmologySize:8.02 x 5.26 x 0.52 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCP4QV5F56
Seth Lloyd is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and a principal investigator at the Research Laboratory of Electronics. He is also adjunct assistant professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He designed the first feasible quantum computer, and works on problems having to do with information and complex systems from the very small (how do atoms process information? how can you make them...
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