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The Bit and the Pendulum: From Quantum Computing to m Theory - The New Physics of Informationby Tom SiegfriedISBN 0471399744 (0-471-39974-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bit and the Pendulum: From Quantum Computing to m Theory - The New Physics of Information'Book summary:Information, for most of us, is an airy, abstract thing--the stuff of ideas, images, and symbols. But for Tom Siegfried and the scientists he writes about in The Bit and the Pendulum: How the New Physics of Information Is Revolutionizing Science, information has become something much more fundamental to the workings of the world. "Information is real," Siegfried explains. "Information is physical." What that means depends somewhat on the discipline it's applied to (cosmology, particle physics, computer science, cognitive theory, and molecular biology are among the fields examined here), but in general it comes down to the radically simple notion that the universe, at its deepest levels, is made not of matter and energy but of bits. Information is real, yes. But more to the point: reality, in some increasingly meaningful sense, is information.
So goes the argument anyway. And Siegfried, science editor of the Dallas Morning News, does a pretty good job of presenting it. His prose, admittedly, puts the flat in flat-footed, and his explanations of the relevant scientific phenomena (which include cool stuff like teleportation and quantum-mechanical computing) are sometimes murkier than they ought to be. But his knowledge of the last 10 years of theoretical research is sweeping, and he's especially deft with the tricky philosophy-of-science issues that pervade his topic. Have scientists really discovered, in information, the world's true foundation? Or have they simply found a handy new metaphor with which to think about the world? Siegfried wisely comes down on neither side of the question. For him, the power of metaphor is inseparable from the quest for scientific truth. And his book convincingly suggests that information, as a concept, will be generating deep scientific truths for years to come. --Julian Dibbell [via]
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- The Bit and the Pendulum: From Quantum Computing to m Theory - The New Physics of Information: ISBN 0471321745 (0-471-32174-5)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - The Bit and the Pendulum: From Quantum Computing to m Theory - The New Physics of Information: ISBN 0471399744 (0-471-39974-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
- The Bit and the Pendulum: From Quantum Computing to m Theory - The New Physics of Information: ISBN 0471321745 (0-471-32174-5)
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Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holesby Charles SeifeISBN 0143038397 (0-14-303839-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holes'Book summary:As Charles Seife reveals in this energetic new book, information theory, once the province of philosophers and linguists, has emerged as the crucial science of our time, shedding new light on the mysteries of physics, the nature of space and time and the creation and destruction of the universe itself.
With his gift for making cutting-edge science accessible and entertaining, Seife explains how theorists came to understand that information is not a construct of the mind but a fundamental element of the physical world, something that sits inside every living cell and surrounds every black hole in the cosmos. It exists, like energy, even if there is no life to observe it. Starting with the breaking of the Enigma code during World War II and building momentum with the computer revolution, information theory has taken its place at the forefront of theoretical physics as scientists begin to use it to reconcile the paradoxes of relativity and quantum mechanics that have puzzled theorists since Einstein. Lucid and exhilarating, Decoding the Universe probes the mind-boggling advances that are taking us to the brink of a new understanding of the universe. [via]
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Hardcover, Viking Pr - Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holes: ISBN 0143038397 (0-14-303839-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
- Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holes: ISBN 067003441X (0-670-03441-X)
Decoherence and Quantum Measurementsby Mikio Namiki, Saverio Pascazio, Hiromichi NakazatoISBN 981023077X (981-02-3077-X)
Hardcover, World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theoryby D. Giulini, I.-O Stamatescu, C. Kiefer, H. D. Zeh, E. Joos, J. KupschISBN 3540613943 (3-540-61394-3)
Hardcover, Springer Verlag
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Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theoryby I.-O Stamatescu, Claus Kiefer, H. D. Zeh, Joachim Kupsch, Domenico Giulini, E. Joos, Erich JoosISBN 3540003908 (3-540-00390-8)
Hardcover, Springer Verlag
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory'Book summary:A unique description of the phenomena that arise from the interaction between quantum systems and their environment. Because of the novel character of the approach discussed, the book addresses scientists from all fields of physics and related disciplines as well as students of physics. [via]
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The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes-And Its Implicationsby David DeutschISBN 014027541X (0-14-027541-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes-And Its Implications'Book summary:"Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense," writes physicist David Deutsch. In The Fabric of Reality, Deutsch traces what he considers the four main strands of scientific explanation: quantum theory, evolution, computation, and the theory of knowledge. "The four of them taken together form a coherent explanatory structure that is so far-reaching, and has come to encompass so much of our understanding of the world, that in my view it may already properly be called the first Theory of Everything." Deutsch covers some difficult material with unusual clarity. Each chapter ends with a summary and definitions of important terms, which makes the work an invaluable sourcebook. [via]
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The Feynman Processor: Quantum Entanglement and the Computing Revolutionby G.J. MilburnISBN 0738201731 (0-7382-0173-1)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Feynman Processor: Quantum Entanglement and the Computing Revolution'Book summary:Quantum computing, the reduction of computing elements to sizes far smaller than that of present-day chips, down to the size of individual atoms, presents new problems, problems on the quantum level. But thanks to new discoveries by Gerard Milburn and other cutting-edge scientists, quantum computing is about to become a reality.In this book, the first one for the general public to explain the scientific ideas behind concepts seen before only in science fiction, physicist Milburn brings us the exciting world of phenomena of entanglement, where particles can be in two places at the same time, where matter on the quantum level can be teleported à la Star Treks famous Transporter; and where cryptographers can construct fundamentally unbreakable computer codes.Although other books and magazine articles have dealt with some of the subjects in this book, this is the first book for the layman to deal specifically with quantum computing, an area pioneered by the great physicist Richard Feynman, who first posed the challenge to scientists to devise the smallest, fastest computer elements, to take us to the absolute physical limits of computers. This book promises to both astound and educate every reader eager to keep abreast of the latest breakthroughs in physics and computers.[via]More editions of The Feynman Processor: Quantum Entanglement and the Computing Revolution:
Hominidsby Robert J. SawyerISBN 0765345005 (0-7653-4500-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hominids'Book summary:Robert J. Sawyer's Hominids introduces a new world, a parallel historical universe in which Neanderthals, not Homo sapiens, survived to explore the world and build a civilization. It also tells the story of a man from his own world and the people who try to understand and help him. Ponter Boddit is a Neanderthal physicist working on quantum computing. While running an experiment, he suddenly disappears from his own universe, leaving a puddle of heavy water behind him. Just as suddenly, he appears in our universe, in a container of heavy water at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Trying to understand how a Neanderthal arrived in the laboratory, and how to introduce him to human culture, poses a major problem for Louise Benoit, a physics student, and Mary Vaughan, a geneticist with expertise on Neanderthal DNA.
A parallel story of the Neanderthal world follows Adikor Huld and his attempt to explain why he should not be charged with murder in the disappearance of his partner Ponter. The book nicely contrasts Neanderthal society with our own: Ponter's descriptions of a society where violence is almost unknown and pollution non-existent paint an idyllic picture of his home universe. But Adikor's experiences show a more balanced view: Neanderthals sin, too. The first volume in Sawyer's new Neanderthal Parallax trilogy, Hominids is a self-contained story that combines fully drawn characters in both worlds with provocative ideas about physics, history, and evolution. --Greg L. Johnson [via]
Maxwell's Demon 2: Entropy, Classical and Quatum Information, Computingby H. S. Leff, Andrew F. RexISBN 0750307595 (0-7503-0759-5)
Softcover, Inst of Physics Pub Inc
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Minds, Machines and the Multiverse : The Quest for the Quantum Computerby Julian BrownISBN 0743242637 (0-7432-4263-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Nano, Quantum, and Molecular Computing: Implications to High Level Design and Validationby Sandeer K. Shukla, R. Iris BaharISBN 1402080670 (1-4020-8067-0)
Hardcover, Kluwer Academic Pub
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The Physics of Quantum Information: Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Teleportation, Quantum Computationby Anton Zeilinger, Artur K. Ekert, Dirk BouwmeesterISBN 3540667784 (3-540-66778-4)
Hardcover, Springer Verlag
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Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmosby Seth LloydISBN 1400033861 (1-4000-3386-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos'Book summary:Is the universe actually a giant quantum computer? According to Seth LloydProfessor of Quantum-Mechanical Engineering at MIT and originator of the first technologically feasible design for a working quantum computerthe answer is yes. This wonderfully accessible book illuminates the professional and personal paths that led him to this remarkable conclusion.
All interactions between particles in the universe, Lloyd explains, convey not only energy but also informationin other words, particles not only collide, they compute. And what is the entire universe computing, ultimately? Its own dynamical evolution, he says. As the computation proceeds, reality unfolds.
To elucidate his theory, Lloyd examines the history of the cosmos, posing questions that in other hands might seem unfathomably complex: How much information is there in the universe? What information existed at the moment of the Big Bang and what happened to it? How do quantum mechanics and chaos theory interact to create our world? Could we attempt to re-create it on a giant quantum computer?
Programming the Universe presents an original and compelling vision of reality, revealing our world in an entirely new light. [via]More editions of Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos:
Quanta, Logic and Spacetime: Variations on Finkelstein's Quantum Relativityby S. A. SelesnickISBN 9810232551 (981-02-3255-1)
Hardcover, World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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Quantum Computation and Quantum Informationby Isaac L. Chuang, Michael A. NielsenISBN 0521635039 (0-521-63503-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quantum Computation and Quantum Information'Book summary:In this first comprehensive introduction to the main ideas and techniques of quantum computation and information, Michael Nielsen and Isaac Chuang ask the question: What are the ultimate physical limits to computation and communication? They detail such remarkable effects as fast quantum algorithms, quantum teleportation, quantum cryptography and quantum error correction. A wealth of accompanying figures and exercises illustrate and develop the material in more depth. They describe what a quantum computer is, how it can be used to solve problems faster than familiar "classical" computers, and the real-world implementation of quantum computers. Their book concludes with an explanation of how quantum states can be used to perform remarkable feats of communication, and of how it is possible to protect quantum states against the effects of noise. [via]
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Quantum Computing: A Short Course from Theory to Experimentby Dieter Suter, Dieter Suter Joachim StolzeISBN 3527404384 (3-527-40438-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Quantum Computing: The Vedic Fabric of the Digital Universeby Tom RouttISBN 1595409416 (1-59540-941-6)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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Quantum Information: An Introduction to Basic Theoretical Concepts and Experimentsby Gernot Alber, T. Beth, R. Werner, A. Zeilinger, M. Horodecki, P. Horodecki, R. Horodecki, M. Rotteler, H. WinfurterISBN 3540416668 (3-540-41666-8)
Hardcover, Springer Verlag
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quantum Information: An Introduction to Basic Theoretical Concepts and Experiments'Book summary:The new technological prospects of processing quantum infor- mation are attracting not only physicists but also re- searchers from other communities, most prominently computer scientists. This book provides a self-contained introduction to the basic theoretical concepts, experimental techniques and recent advances in the fields of quantum communication, quantum information and quantum computation. In accordance with their interdisciplinary character, these central research topics in the emerging area of quantum technology are addressed both from the physical point of view and from the point of view of computer science, by leading experts. The introductory and self-contained character of the contributions should make this book particularly attractive to students and active researchers in physics and computer science who want to become acquainted with the underlying basic ideas and recent advances in the rapidly evolving field of quantum information processing. [via]
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Quantum Networks : Dynamics of Open Nanostructuresby Günter Mahler, V. A. WeberrußISBN 3540636684 (3-540-63668-4)
Hardcover, Springer
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quantum Networks : Dynamics of Open Nanostructures'Book summary:Quantum Networks is focused on density matrix theory cast into a product operator representation, particularly adapted to describing networks of finite state subsystems. This approach is important for understanding non-classical aspects such as single subsystem and multi-subsystem entanglement. An intuitive picture evolves of how these features are generated and destroyed by interactions with the environment. This second edition has been revised and enlarged. For better clarity the text has been partly reorganized and figures and formulae are presented in a more attractive way. [via]
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The Quest for the Quantum Computerby J. R. BrownISBN 0684870045 (0-684-87004-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Second Angelby Philip KerrISBN 0671024728 (0-671-02472-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Second Angel'Book summary:Philip Kerr applies his smart, suspenseful thriller style to science fiction in The Second Angel. In 2069, Earth is devastated by climate change, killer plagues, and scarce resources. P2 is a deadly (but curable) virus that infects almost the entire population. The cure is clean blood, which is in critically short supply and is affordable only to the very rich, who live in protected enclaves and engage in market speculation on the price of the vital fluid. On the moon, sex hotels and high-security prisons share turf with the First National Blood Bank, where uncontaminated blood is kept. Enter Dana Dallas, a crack security systems designer and member of the wealthy, healthy elite. When he finds out his infant daughter needs clean blood to survive, he starts a chain of events that will make him the sworn enemy of some very dangerous people. Dallas teams up with several shady characters to try and break the bank, and Kerr sprinkles the text with "historical" footnotes to help the reader understand the social context of the action. A mostly annoying narrator--part of a badly connected subplot-- explains the immunological and social importance of blood. While Kerr's ideas and plotting are terrific, his execution is rather stilted. A thug who says things like, "I believe that meaning can be established. Yes, I think it was Sir Karl Popper who said that," might have been a funny character--if everyone else in the book didn't talk that way. --Therese Littleton [via]
A Shortcut Through Time: The Path to a Quantum Computerby George JohnsonISBN 0375726187 (0-375-72618-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Shortcut Through Time: The Path to a Quantum Computer'Book summary:The first book to prepare us for the next bigperhaps the biggestbreakthrough in the short history of the cyberworld: the development of the quantum computer.
The newest Pentium chip driving personal computers packs 40 million electronic switches onto a piece of silicon the size of a thumbnail. It is dramatically smaller and more powerful than anything that has come before it. If this incredible shrinking act continues, the logical culmination is a computer in which each switch is composed of a single atom. And at that point the miraculousthe actualization of quantum mechanicsbecomes real. If atoms can be harnessed, society will be transformed: problems that could take forever to be solved on the supercomputers available today would be dispatched with ease. Quantum computing promises nothing less astonishing than a shortcut through time.
In this book, the award-winning New York Times science writer George Johnson first takes us back to the original idea of a computeralmost simple enough to be made of Tinkertoysand then leads us through increasing levels of complexity to the soul of this remarkable new machine. He shows us how, in laboratories around the world, the revolution has already begun.
Writing with a brilliant clarity, Johnson makes sophisticated material on (and even beyond) the frontiers of science both graspable and utterly fascinating, affording us a front-row seat at one of the most galvanizing scientific dramas of the new century. [via]More editions of A Shortcut Through Time: The Path to a Quantum Computer:
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Teranesiaby Greg EganISBN 0061059803 (0-06-105980-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Teranesia'Book summary:Welcome to Teranesia,
the island of butterflies,
where evolution has
stopped making sense.Prabir Suresh lives in paradise, a nine-year-old boy with an island all his own to name, to explore, and to populate with imaginary monsters stranger than any tropical wildlife. Teranesia is his kingdom, shared only with his biologist parents and baby sister Madhusree. The unexplained genetic mutation of the island's butterflies that brought his family to the remote South Moluccas barely touches Prabir; his own life revolves around the beaches, the jungle, and the schooling and friendships made possible by the net.
When civil war breaks out across Indonesia, this paradise comes to a violent end and his family is broken apart, leaving Prabir with nagging feelings of guilt and an overwhelming, almost irrational, sense of responsibility for his sister. The mystery of the butterflies remains unsolved, but nearly twenty years later reports begin to appear of strange new species of plants and animals appearing throughout the region--species separated from their known cousins by recent, dramatic mutations that seem far too efficient and functional to have arisen by chance from pollution, disease, or any other random catastrophe.
Madhusree is now a biology student; proud of her parents' unacknowledged work, and with no memories of the trauma of the war to discourage her, she decides to join a multinational expedition being mounted to investigate the new phenomenon. Unable to cast off his fears for her safety, Prabir reluctantly follows her. But travel between the scattered islands is difficult, and Madhusree's expedition is out of contact. In the hope of finding her, Prabir joins up with an independent scientist, Martha Grant, who has come to search for clues to the evolutionary mystery and whatever commercial benefits it might bring to her sponsor. As Prabir and Martha begin to untangle the secret of Teranesia, Prabir is forced to confront his past, and to face the painful realities that have shaped his life while also dealing with the implications of an unprecedented biological revolution.
A scientific mystery, an adventure story, and a meditation on the origins of love, Teranesia is Greg Egan's most ambitious and accessible novel yet. [via]
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Nyagaby Peter NilsonISBN 9119621523 (91-1-962152-3)
Hardcover, Norstedt
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Rymdvaktarenby Peter NilsonISBN 9119513526 (91-1-951352-6)
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Quantum Entanglement and Information Processing / Intrication Quantique et Traitement de L'informationby Jean Dalibard, Jean-Michel RaimondISBN 0444517286 (0-444-51728-6)
Hardcover, Elsevier Science Ltd
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