Infinity and the Mind

Klappentext ""Infinity and the Mind" can be read and enjoyed by experts and nonexperts alike. Rudy Rucker is a talented logician who draws on his talents as a science-fiction writer and cartoonist to convey his ideas. This makes for not only a solid, accurate, and informative book but also a good read."--Thomas Tymoczko, Smith College"Informal, amusing, witty, profound. . . . In an extraordinary burst of creative energy, Rudy Rucker has managed to bring together every aspect of mathematical infinity. . . . A dizzying glimpse into that boundless region of blinding light where the mysteries of transcendence shatter the clarity of logic, set theory, proof theory, and contemporary physics."--Martin Gardner Zusammenfassung Explains an interpretation of quantum mechanics in which billions of parallel worlds are produced every microsecond. Using cartoons, puzzles, and quotations, this work guides us through topics such as the paradoxes of set theory, the possibilities of physical infinities, and the results of Godel's incompleteness theorems.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Rudolf V.B. Rucker, Rudy Rucker, Rudy von B. Rucker
• Edition: Princeton University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 15.12.2004
• EAN: 9780691121277
• ISBN: 978-0-691-12127-7
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 22 mm
• Thèmes: Princeton Science Library; Princeton Science Library (Pap; Princeton Science Library; Princeton Science Library (Pap
• Catégorie: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique