What Is Random? Chance and Order in Mathematics and Life
We all know what randomness is. Or do we? Randomness turns out to be one of those concepts that works just fine on an everyday level, but becomes muddled upon close inspection. People familiar with quantum indeterminacy tell us that order is an illusion and that the world is fundamentally random. Ye...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2020 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Taming of Chance
- Uncertainty and Information
- Janus-Faced Randomness
- Algorithms, Information, and Chance
- The Edge of Randomness
- Fooled by Chance
- Sources and Further Readings
- Technical Notes
- Appendix A: Geometric Sums
- Appendix B: Binary Numbers
- Appendix C: Logarithms