Getting its from BITS

A great program in natural philosophy, going back at least as far as Pythagoras, has been to derive the structure of the world from pure numbers. After a brief historical introduction, I will discuss where we stand with this program. I shall argue that in some parts of physics we have realized it to...

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Autor principal: Wilczek, Frank
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: CERN 1999
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Computing and Computers
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/403150
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description A great program in natural philosophy, going back at least as far as Pythagoras, has been to derive the structure of the world from pure numbers. After a brief historical introduction, I will discuss where we stand with this program. I shall argue that in some parts of physics we have realized it to an amazing extent, but that major challenges remain.
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spelling cern-4031502022-11-02T22:17:00Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/403150engWilczek, FrankGetting its from BITSComputing and ComputersA great program in natural philosophy, going back at least as far as Pythagoras, has been to derive the structure of the world from pure numbers. After a brief historical introduction, I will discuss where we stand with this program. I shall argue that in some parts of physics we have realized it to an amazing extent, but that major challenges remain.A philosophical lecture by F. WalczekCERNoai:cds.cern.ch:4031501999
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Getting its from BITS
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