Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-17 Thread Robin Faichney
Hi again Bruno, Heeding Pedro's kind reminder, this is my second and therefore last message to the list this week. However, I'll be happy to continue the discussion off-list (and to copy in any others who signal their interest). Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 10:57:41 AM, Bruno wrote: > The guy know a

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-17 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 17 Apr 2012, at 11:44, Loet Leydesdorff wrote: >> It seems to me that, if I believe I am duplicable, and understand the > protocol, I must predict that I will experience being in both Moscow > and > Washington. The process bifurcates one person, who becomes two > people with > absolutely id

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-17 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 17 Apr 2012, at 11:23, Robin Faichney wrote: Hi Bruno, This is very interesting for me, my approach to information is via the mind-body and "hard" problems, and I'm sympathetic to computationalism. On the other hand, I have difficulties understanding much of what you say here. Let me focus

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-17 Thread Loet Leydesdorff
> It seems to me that, if I believe I am duplicable, and understand the protocol, I must predict that I will experience being in both Moscow and Washington. The process bifurcates one person, who becomes two people with absolutely identical physique and memories immediately afterwards, which will t

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-17 Thread Robin Faichney
Hi Bruno, This is very interesting for me, my approach to information is via the mind-body and "hard" problems, and I'm sympathetic to computationalism. On the other hand, I have difficulties understanding much of what you say here. Let me focus on one point for now though. Tuesday, April 17, 201

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-17 Thread Loet Leydesdorff
=en From: Bruno Marchal [mailto:marc...@ulb.ac.be] Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 6:48 PM To: Loet Leydesdorff Cc: 'Pedro C. Marijuan'; fis@listas.unizar.es Subject: Re: [Fis] Physics of computing Dear Loet, dear Pedro, On 11 Apr 2012, at 11:28, Loet Leydesdorff wrote: Dear

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-16 Thread Dr. Plamen L. Simeonov
> ** ** > > With best regards, > > Gordana > > ** ** > > ** ** > > http://www.mrtc.mdh.se/~gdc/ > > https://sites.google.com/site/naturalcomputingaisbiacap2012 > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* fis-boun...@list

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-16 Thread Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic
://www.mrtc.mdh.se/~gdc/ https://sites.google.com/site/naturalcomputingaisbiacap2012 From: fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es [mailto:fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es] On Behalf Of Pedro C. Marijuan Sent: den 16 april 2012 17:54 To: fis@listas.unizar.es Subject: Re: [Fis] Physics of computing Dear Joseph and FIS

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-16 Thread Pedro C. Marijuan
glad to learn of other candidates for this role. Thank you and best wishes, Joseph Ursprüngliche Nachricht Von: pcmarijuan.i...@aragon.es Datum: 11.04.2012 10:44 An: Betreff: Re: [Fis] Physics of computing Dear John and colleagues, Nice to hear that

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-12 Thread Bill Seaman
low classical propositional logic but equate to >> tautologies. >> >> Because Logic in Reality is grounded in physics, it is able to express >> somewhat more about change, evolution, etc. than any logic of which I am >> aware. I would be glad to learn of other candi

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-12 Thread Bill Seaman
f which I am > aware. I would be glad to learn of other candidates for this role. > > Thank you and best wishes, > > Joseph > > > Ursprüngliche Nachricht > Von: pcmarijuan.i...@aragon.es > Datum: 11.04.2012 10:44 > An: > Betreff: Re: [Fis] Physics of co

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-12 Thread joe.bren...@bluewin.ch
ange, evolution, etc. than any logic of which I am aware. I would be glad to learn of other candidates for this role. Thank you and best wishes, Joseph Ursprüngliche Nachricht Von: pcmarijuan.i...@aragon.es Datum: 11.04.2012 10:44 An: Betreff: Re: [Fis] Physics of computi

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-11 Thread Bruno Marchal
fis@listas.unizar.es Subject: Re: [Fis] Physics of computing Dear John and colleagues, Nice to hear that you are OK after that dangerous intoxication --our best wishes for your complete recovery! About physical information I think that Landauer clarified the panorama, at least concerning the relation

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-11 Thread Loet Leydesdorff
From: fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es [mailto:fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es] On Behalf Of Pedro C. Marijuan Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:44 AM To: fis@listas.unizar.es Subject: Re: [Fis] Physics of computing Dear John and colleagues, Nice to hear that you are OK after that dangerous intoxicati

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-11 Thread Pedro C. Marijuan
Dear John and colleagues, Nice to hear that you are OK after that dangerous intoxication --our best wishes for your complete recovery! About physical information I think that Landauer clarified the panorama, at least concerning the relationship between information theory and thermodynamics. Ac

Re: [Fis] Physics of Computing

2012-04-10 Thread John Collier
Hi Gavin and others. Try Information in biological systems ( http://web.ncf.ca/collier/papers/Information%20in%20Biological%20Systems.pdf ) (Handbook of Philosophy of Science, vol 8, Philosophy of Information ( http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/716648/description#descr

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-04-10 Thread John Collier
Folks, I have been in the hospital for almost three weeks due to bleeding from warfarin. I had to have three blood transfusions and an operation. I am only now getting my strength back. Some of my comments, therefore, may be dated. "Physical" has a variety of overlapping meanings (a Wittgenstei

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-03-18 Thread Bruno Marchal
.es >> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:19:31 -0700 To: Foundations of Information Science Information Science <mailto:fis@listas.unizar.es>> Subject: Re: [Fis] Physics of computing Dear discussants, I tend to disagree with the motto "information is physical" if t

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-03-17 Thread Stanley N Salthe
gt; > Bruno Marchal > > PS see below for a concise version of the proof: > http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/publications/SANE2004MARCHALAbstract.html > > > > > Regards, > > Guy > > From: Pedro Clemente Marijuan Fernandez mailto:pcmarijuan.i...@aragon.es >&g

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-03-17 Thread Bruno Marchal
4:19:31 -0700 To: Foundations of Information Science Information Science <mailto:fis@listas.unizar.es>> Subject: Re: [Fis] Physics of computing Dear discussants, I tend to disagree with the motto "information is physical" if taken too strictly. Obviously if we look "down

Re: [Fis] Physics of Computing

2012-03-17 Thread Dr. Plamen L. Simeonov
Dear Gavin et.FIS, Information processing is omnipresent in biology. Alan Turing's reaction-diffusion model of morphogenesis is certainly well-known. Here are a few more examples implying information processing within biological systems: 1. Vrancisco Varela's self-reference calculus: http://www

Re: [Fis] Physics of Computing

2012-03-16 Thread Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic
ttp://www.mrtc.mdh.se/%7Egdc/> https://sites.google.com/site/naturalcomputingaisbiacap2012 From: joe.bren...@bluewin.ch [mailto:joe.bren...@bluewin.ch] Sent: den 17 mars 2012 05:54 To: Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic; fis@listas.unizar.es Subject: AW: Re: [Fis] Physics of Computing Dear Gordana, There are

Re: [Fis] Physics of Computing

2012-03-16 Thread joe.bren...@bluewin.ch
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[Fis] Physics of Computing

2012-03-16 Thread Kevin Clark
Thank you Gordana for your reply. But I'm not sure whether not you misunderstood my comments about a direct correspondence between information and physics in biology. So, I thought I should stress my point from a slightly different approach. Khrennikov and colleagues, for instance, often refer

Re: [Fis] Physics of Computing

2012-03-16 Thread Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic
c.mdh.se/~gdc/ https://sites.google.com/site/naturalcomputingaisbiacap2012 From: fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es [mailto:fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es] On Behalf Of Kevin Clark Sent: den 16 mars 2012 21:56 To: fis@listas.unizar.es Subject: [Fis] Physics of Computing Dear FISers: Pedro and Plamen raise good and wel

Re: [Fis] Physics of Computing

2012-03-16 Thread Gavin Ritz
Hi FISers Can anyone show me a calculus for Information relating to biological systems? And if so show me the relationship with conceptual mathematics? Regards Gavin Dear FISers:   Pedro and Plamen raise good and welcomed points regarding the nature of physics, information, and biology. Alt

[Fis] Physics of Computing

2012-03-16 Thread Kevin Clark
Dear FISers:   Pedro and Plamen raise good and welcomed points regarding the nature of physics, information, and biology. Although I believe in a strong relationship between information and physics in biology, there are striking examples where direct correspondences between information, physics,

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-03-16 Thread Guy A Hoelzer
:19:31 -0700 To: Foundations of Information Science Information Science mailto:fis@listas.unizar.es>> Subject: Re: [Fis] Physics of computing Dear discussants, I tend to disagree with the motto "information is physical" if taken too strictly. Obviously if we look "downwards&qu

Re: [Fis] Physics of computing

2012-03-16 Thread Pedro C. Marijuan
Dear discussants, I tend to disagree with the motto "information is physical" if taken too strictly. Obviously if we look "downwards" it is OK, but in the "upward" direction it is different. Info is not only physical then, and the dimension of self-construction along the realization of life cy

[Fis] Physics of computing

2012-03-15 Thread walter . riofrio
Thanks John and Kevin to update issues in information, computation, energy and reality.  I would like point out to other articles more focused in how coherence and entanglement are used by living systems (far from thermal equilibrium):   Engel G.S., Calhoun T.R., Read E.L., Ahn T.K., Mancal T., C

[Fis] Physics of Computing

2012-03-14 Thread Kevin Clark
Thank you John for your update (FIS Digest 559, Issue 4) on the cost of computation. It's good to see experimental verification of Landauer's Principle. For those FISers interested in related topics on Landauer's Principle, you might also read: 1) Clark, K.B. (2010). Bose-Einstein condensates f

[Fis] Physics of computing

2012-03-14 Thread John Collier
Dear folks, This is a further article demonstrating that information is physical. It is nice to be getting some empirical results. http://www.nature.com/news/the-unavoidable-cost-of-computation-revealed-1.10186?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20120313 The previous article, which I mentioned on this list, is Toya