Russell Standish wrote: > Unitary evolution preserves information. It is only through > measurement by an observer that information can be created or > destroyed. Usually, the second law is interpreted as the destruction > of information (anyone observing a closed system will over time know > less information about the system), so it puzzles me that you have the > sign the other way.
What? You're saying that if I observe a system, then I know less about it. You must be using some non-standard meaning of "know". Brent Meeker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---