What is random?: chance and order in mathematics and life
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Copernicus (Springer)
1999
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| Physical Description: | XX, 201 S. Ill., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0387987371 9780387987378 |
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[1] The Taming of Chance 1
From Unpredictable to Lawful 2
Probability 9
Order in the Large 14
The Normal Law 18
Is It Random? 25
More About the Law of Large Numbers 30
Where We Stand Now 33
[2] Uncertainty and Information 35
Messages and Information 36
Entropy 40
Messages, Codes, and Entropy 44
Approximate Entropy 53
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Contents
Again, Is It Random? 58
The Perception of Randomness 62
[3] Janus Faced Randomness 65
Is Determinism an Illusion? 66
Generating Randomness 77
Janus and the Demons 82
[4] Algorithms, Information, and Chance 91
Algorithmic Randomness 92
Algorithmic Complexity and Undecidability 102
Algorithmic Probability 109
[5] The Edge of Randomness 117
Between Order and Disorder 118
Self Similarity and Complexity 129
What Good is Randomness? 143
Sources and Further Readings 145
Technical Notes 153
Appendix A: Geometric Sums 179
Appendix B: Binary Numbers 183
Appendix C: Logarithims 189
References 191
Index 197
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