Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-29 Thread John Collier
orts particularly Christian beliefs. John From: Fis [mailto:fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es] On Behalf Of Marcus Abundis Sent: May 28, 2015 3:10 AM To: fis@listas.unizar.es Subject: Re: [Fis] It From Bit video While the interviews on the video are interesting, in general, I also find them a bit anno

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-28 Thread Marcus Abundis
While the interviews on the video are interesting, in general, I also find them a bit annoying. I never hear "information" actually described in a specific way. They could as easily be discussing "raw data" as far as I can tell. For example, when is "meaning" associated with information (or data) a

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-27 Thread Srinandan Dasmahapatra
gt;   <> > From: Srinandan Dasmahapatra [mailto:s...@ecs.soton.ac.uk > <mailto:s...@ecs.soton.ac.uk>] > Sent: May 26, 2015 10:20 PM > To: u...@umces.edu <mailto:u...@umces.edu>; John Collier > Cc: fis > Subject: Re: [Fis] It From Bit video > > Re: boun

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video. Collier and Muller

2015-05-27 Thread Joseph Brenner
I would be glad to forward a copy of my extended abstract for Vienna to anyone who is interested. Thank you and best wishes, Joseph - Original Message - From: John Collier To: Srinandan Dasmahapatra ; u...@umces.edu Cc: fis Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:19 PM Subject:

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-27 Thread John Collier
Dasmahapatra; u...@umces.edu; fis Subject: Re: [Fis] It From Bit video Caro John e Cari colleghi, Stephen Hawking nel 1975 riteneva che i buchi neri fagocitassero tutto ciò che si ritrovava nelle loro vicinanze, all'interno di una regione detta "orizzonte degli eventi". Fin da

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-26 Thread Francesco Rizzo
k as if the symmetries add nothing once you > have all the asymmetries, so the laws are a result of information as well. > I don’t see through this adequately myself as yet, though. > > > > John > > > > > > *From:* Srinandan Dasmahapatra [mailto:s...@ecs.soton.ac.uk] >

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-26 Thread John Collier
: Re: [Fis] It From Bit video Re: boundary conditions, etc. I struggle to understand many/most of the posts on this list, and the references to boundary conditions, geometry and information leave me quite befuddled as well. Is it being claimed that geometry the same as information? That the

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-26 Thread Srinandan Dasmahapatra
6:16 (GMT+00:00) To: John Collier Cc: fis Subject: Re: [Fis] It From Bit video I would like to strongly reinforce John's comments about boundary conditions. We tend to obsess over the laws and ignore the boundary statements. (Sort of a shell game, IMHO.) If boundary conditions cannot be s

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-26 Thread Robert E. Ulanowicz
I would like to strongly reinforce John's comments about boundary conditions. We tend to obsess over the laws and ignore the boundary statements. (Sort of a shell game, IMHO.) If boundary conditions cannot be stated in closed form, the physical problem remains indeterminate! (The aphorism from comp

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-26 Thread John Collier
Interesting question, Ken. I was not overly impressed with the video because it didn’t explain one of the most crucial points about the use of information in dealing with quantum gravity, for which we as yet have no good theory. The issue with both black holes and the origin of the universe proc

Re: [Fis] It From Bit video

2015-05-26 Thread Francesco Rizzo
Cari Tutti, davvero, L'INFORMAZIONE è la legge fondamentale di tutte le scienze, compresa l'economia, e dell'intera esistenza comprese nel pluri-verso o nei pluri-versi. Sostengo questo da circa 40 anni ed ho rielaborato la scienza economica. Tutto ciò l'ho ribadito da quando ho il piacere e l'o