Original title:
Laplace's Demon vs Maxwell's Demon: From historical myths to topological evolution
Authors:
Gottvald, Aleš Document type: Papers Conference/Event: MENDEL 2002, Brno (CZ), 2002-06-05 / 2002-06-07
Year:
2002
Language:
eng Abstract:
In sharp contrast with a common myth, Laplace appears as a pioneer of probabilistic determinism in science, with probabilities representing our incomplete knowledge. Thus, we warm that a completely false image of Laplace have developed in history of physics and philosophy. We introduce "Laplace's Demon" and "Maxwell's Demon" from an information-theoretic perspective,and indicate their omnipotent roles in physical theories, e.g., evolutionary laws with topological changes.
Keywords:
Laplace's Demon; Maxwell's Demon; topological evolution Project no.: CEZ:AV0Z2065902 (CEP), ME 526, KONTAKT 57/2000 Funding provider: GA MŠk, AIPk Host item entry: Mendel 2002, ISBN 80-214-2135-5
Institution: Institute of Scientific Instruments AS ČR
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Document availability information: Fulltext is available at the institute of the Academy of Sciences. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0101145