In this fascinating book, mathematician Ed Beltrami takes a close
enough look at randomness to make it mysteriously disappear. The
results of coin tosses, it turns out, are determined from the
start, and only our incomplete knowledge makes them look random.
"Random" sequences of numbers are more elusive, but Godels
undecidability theorem informs us that we will never know. Those
familiar with quantum indeterminacy assert that order is an
illusion, and that the world is fundamentally random. Yet
randomness is also an illusion. Perhaps order and randomness, like
waves and particles, are only two sides of the same (tossed) coin.
General
| Imprint: |
Copernicus Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2012 |
| First published: |
1999 |
| Authors: |
Edward Beltrami
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
201 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4612-7156-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
Probability & statistics
|
| LSN: |
1-4612-7156-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781461271567 |
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