Limits of Mathematics: a Course on Information Theory and the Limits of Formal Reasoning

Chaitin, Gregory J.

ISBN 10: 981308359X / ISBN 13: 9789813083592

Edité par Springer, New York, NY, 1995

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148 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Good dust jacket. There is a little bit of foxing along the inside top edge of the dust jacket.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Limits of Mathematics: a Course on Information Theory and the Limits of Formal Reasoning
• Éditeur: Springer, New York, NY
• Date de parution: 1995
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 981308359X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789813083592
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Very Good Plus
• État de la jaquette: Good Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

This text is the final version of a course on algorithmic information theory and the epistemology of mathematics and physics. It discusses Einstein and Goedel's views on the nature of mathematics in the light of information theory, and sustains the thesis that mathematics is quasi-empirical. The book presents a "hands on" didatic approach using LISP and Mathematica software, and the reader should be able to derive an understanding of the close relationship between mathematics and physics.