Information Flow: The Logic of Distributed Systems - Couverture rigide

Barwise, Jon; Seligman, Jerry

 
9780521583862: Information Flow: The Logic of Distributed Systems
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521583861 ISBN 13 : 9780521583862
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Information is a central topic in computer science, cognitive science and philosophy. In spite of its importance in the 'information age', there is no consensus on what information is, what makes it possible, and what it means for one medium to carry information about another. Drawing on ideas from mathematics, computer science and philosophy, this book addresses the definition and place of information in society. The authors, observing that information flow is possible only within a connected distribution system, provide a mathematically rigorous, philosophically sound foundation for a science of information. They illustrate their theory by applying it to a wide range of phenomena, from file transfer to DNA, from quantum mechanics to speech act theory.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Information is a central topic in computer science, cognitive science and philosophy. In spite of its importance in the 'information age', there is no consensus on what information is, what makes it possible, and what it means for one medium to carry information about another. Drawing on ideas from mathematics, computer science and philosophy, this book addresses the definition and place of information in society. The authors, observing that information flow is possible only within a connected distribution system, provide a mathematically rigorous, philosophically sound foundation for a science of information. They illustrate their theory by applying it to a wide range of phenomena, from file transfer to DNA, from quantum mechanics to speech act theory.

Revue de presse

"This important interdisciplinary text is ideal for graduate students and researchers in mathematics, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, logic, and cognitive science." Computing Reviews

"This iis an enjoyable book on information flow, an important recent topic in the study of logic, language and computation, enriching the science of information by a mathematically rigorous foundation." Mathematical Reviews

"...two thumbs up...." Complexity

"...an important book...useful...inspiring...accessible to most graduate students in logic, computer science, philosophy, mathematics, linguistics, and cognitive science. Everyone working in those areas will find material of interest in the book." Journal of Symbolic Logic

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521583861
ISBN 13 
9780521583862
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
292
Coordonnées du fabricant
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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9780521070997: Information Flow: The Logic of Distributed Systems

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521070996 ISBN 13 :  9780521070997
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009
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