Information, Entropy, and Progress: A New Evolutionary Paradigm
Market: Those in economics, especially thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, cybernetics, information theory, resource use, and evolutionary economic behavior. This book presents an innovative and challenging look at evolution on several scales, from the earth and its geology and chemistry to living organisms to social and economic systems. Applying the principles of thermodynamics and the concepts of information gathering and self- organization, the author characterizes the direction of evolution in each case as an accumulation of "distinguishability" informationa type of universal knowledge.
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Information, Entropy, and Progress: A New Evolutionary Paradigm
Market: Those in economics, especially thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, cybernetics, information theory, resource use, and evolutionary economic behavior. This book presents an innovative and challenging look at evolution on several scales, from the earth and its geology and chemistry to living organisms to social and economic systems. Applying the principles of thermodynamics and the concepts of information gathering and self- organization, the author characterizes the direction of evolution in each case as an accumulation of "distinguishability" informationa type of universal knowledge.
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Information, Entropy, and Progress: A New Evolutionary Paradigm
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780883189115 |
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Publisher: | American Inst. of Physics |
Publication date: | 05/08/1997 |
Edition description: | 1994 |
Pages: | 301 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d) |
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